Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
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 Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 778 | 663 | 457 | 388 | 337 | 276 | 218 | 214 | 173 | 137 | 135 | 149 | 321 | 341 | 108 | 91 | 196 | 339 | 422 | 521 | 515 | 620 | 600 | 465 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.66m | 8:11AM1.48m | 8:51PM1.57m | 9:11AM1.38m | 9:54PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.48m | 2:11AM0.63m | 2:22PM0.59m | 3:12AM0.71m | 3:20PM0.68m | 4:22AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 778 | 663 | 457 | 388 | 337 | 276 | 218 | 214 | 173 | 137 | 135 | 100 | 163 | 136 | 108 | 91 | 66 | 66 | 422 | 521 | 515 | 620 | 600 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 57 | 59 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 96 | 73 | 54 | 53 | 196 | 339 | 47 | 45 | 47 | 62 | 77 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 21 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 22 | 44 | 76 | 37 | 45 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 30 | 54 | 76 | 69 | 154 | 155 | 156 | 80 | 118 | 149 | 321 | 341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 695 | 695 | 423 | 121 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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