Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 386 | 1175 | 1159 | 865 | 711 | 599 | 503 | 488 | 404 | 404 | 564 | 235 | 358 | 354 | 488 | 342 | 354 | 498 | 451 | 375 | 308 | 244 | 194 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:45AM1.88m | 3:15PM1.83m | 3:32AM1.92m | 4:02PM1.89m | 4:18AM1.92m | 4:48PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM0.27m | 9:21PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.21m | 10:09PM0.29m | 10:33AM0.19m | 10:56PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 386 | 1175 | 1159 | 865 | 711 | 599 | 153 | 204 | 167 | 121 | 125 | 222 | 75 | 178 | 338 | 342 | 354 | 498 | 451 | 375 | 308 | 244 | 194 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 350 | 77 | 75 | 50 | 43 | 28 | 503 | 488 | 404 | 404 | 24 | 78 | 229 | 54 | 173 | 125 | 117 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 16 | 14 | 33 | — | 24 | — | — | 39 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | S 13 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 6 | 24 | 77 | 350 | 416 | — | — | 564 | 235 | 358 | 354 | 488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 155 | 862 | 238 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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