Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (02 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 226 | 146 | 118 | 98 | 133 | 242 | 172 | 122 | 120 | 130 | 202 | 303 | 269 | 139 | 121 | 116 | 40 | 38 | 71 | 65 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.30m | 11:39AM1.48m | 00:09AM1.39m | 12:43PM1.62m | 1:06AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.89m | 4:54AM0.78m | 6:08PM0.77m | 6:16AM0.67m | 7:05PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | 6:20 |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 151 | 146 | 49 | 98 | 133 | 73 | 172 | 110 | 87 | 88 | 61 | 206 | 186 | 139 | 114 | 103 | 36 | 27 | 71 | 54 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 118 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 122 | 120 | 24 | 23 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 41 | 35 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 40 | 39 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 74 | 121 | 116 | 40 | 38 | 67 | 65 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 226 | 17 | 45 | 69 | 112 | 242 | — | — | — | 130 | 202 | 303 | 269 | — | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | — | — | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 154 | 153 | 121 | 121 | 779 | 39 | 5 | 404 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 1254 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
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