Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 597 | 3643 | 2691 | 875 | 514 | 287 | 363 | 450 | 1321 | 1163 | 999 | 714 | 599 | 503 | 417 | 411 | 335 | 581 | 848 | 306 | 398 | 576 | 484 | 426 |
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 | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.74m | 2:45AM1.88m | 3:15PM1.83m | 3:32AM1.92m | 4:02PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.36m | 8:31PM0.37m | 9:03AM0.27m | 9:21PM0.31m | 9:48AM0.21m | 10:09PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 127 | 1735 | 1378 | 875 | 514 | 287 | 363 | 450 | 1321 | 1163 | 999 | 714 | 599 | 503 | 219 | 222 | 196 | 173 | 123 | 102 | 58 | 411 | 484 | 426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 111 | 164 | 158 | 121 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 350 | 77 | 75 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 417 | 411 | 335 | 330 | — | 229 | 178 | 131 | 129 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 150 | 215 | 78 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 38 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 597 | 3643 | 2691 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 33 | 65 | 139 | 393 | — | 329 | 581 | 848 | 306 | 398 | 576 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 862 | 266 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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