
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | S 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 116 | 146 | 154 | 99 | 220 | 215 | 205 | 119 | 125 | 124 | 103 | 165 | 141 | 136 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:31AM1.37m | 1:53PM1.54m | 2:01AM1.53m | 2:18PM1.72m | 2:28AM1.68m | 2:44PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.72m | 8:04PM0.67m | 8:04AM0.55m | 8:29PM0.50m | 8:31AM0.40m | 8:55PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
138 | 112 | 109 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 116 | 146 | 154 | 99 | 220 | 50 | 52 | 119 | 100 | 124 | 103 | 165 | 141 | 136 | 122 | 99 | 97 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 45 | 62 | 62 | 163 | 118 | 35 | 125 | 55 | 55 | 82 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 46 | 75 | 112 | 7 | 55 | 85 | 42 | 117 | 69 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 57 | 56 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | — | WNW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 79 | 215 | 205 | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 73 | 59 | 23 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 856 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 155 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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