Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 345 | 496 | 482 | 844 | 282 | 152 | 100 | 123 | 145 | 205 | 239 | 273 | 260 | 213 | 245 | 171 | 374 | 476 | 265 | 382 | 450 | 206 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:45PM1.68m | 3:52AM1.73m | 4:19PM1.74m | 4:26AM1.75m | 4:51PM1.78m | 4:58AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.50m | 10:06AM0.37m | 10:22PM0.46m | 10:38AM0.34m | 10:56PM0.44m | 11:08AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 79 | 63 | 64 | 373 | 282 | 152 | 100 | 123 | 145 | 205 | 239 | 273 | 260 | 213 | 62 | 51 | 250 | 272 | 265 | 238 | 259 | 206 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 151 | 142 | 135 | 76 | 48 | 49 | 76 | 99 | 66 | 39 | 141 | 99 | 89 | 62 | 62 | 5 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 73 | 119 | 176 | 110 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 18 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | 42 | 41 | 40 | 66 | 73 | 59 | 6 | — | 101 | 69 | — | 21 | 17 | 45 | 50 | 122 | 48 | 69 | — | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | S 5 |
| kJ | 169 | 345 | 496 | 482 | 844 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 245 | 171 | 374 | 476 | — | 382 | 450 | 186 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 377 | 285 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 285 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 81 | 1 |
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