Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 211 | 212 | 262 | 302 | 514 | 644 | 1067 | 1779 | 1983 | 2002 | 1562 | 1781 | 960 | 705 | 627 | 632 | 632 | 1000 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM2.09m | 5:08AM1.93m | 5:23PM2.00m | 5:34AM1.83m | 5:48PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.19m | 11:12AM0.20m | 11:32PM0.29m | 11:37AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 67 | 76 | 67 | 57 | 54 | 166 | 217 | 46 | 17 | 41 | 37 | 1207 | 960 | 705 | 627 | 632 | 632 | 646 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | S 16 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 74 | 69 | 53 | 126 | 7 | 41 | 73 | 18 | 43 | — | — | 31 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 237 | 211 | 146 | 140 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 56 | 23 | 22 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 143 | 212 | 262 | 302 | 514 | 644 | 1067 | 1779 | 1983 | 2002 | 1562 | 1781 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 11 | — | 1000 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 907 | 779 | 862 | 353 | 740 | 684 | 684 | 555 | 484 | 404 | 222 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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