Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 3AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 997 | 844 | 853 | 431 | 553 | 714 | 729 | 830 | 865 | 943 | 904 | 1090 | 1656 | 1807 | 1746 | 1775 | 2078 | 1973 | 1635 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.95m | 5:11AM1.85m | 5:33PM1.96m | 5:40AM1.84m | 6:02PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.31m | 11:18AM0.21m | 11:41PM0.32m | 11:47AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 861 | 844 | 853 | 431 | 553 | 714 | 729 | 830 | 865 | 943 | 904 | 1090 | 1656 | 1807 | 1746 | 1775 | 2078 | 1973 | 1635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 100 | 81 | 329 | 254 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 50 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SW 13 | — | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 33 | — | — | 16 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 43 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 896 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 894 | 856 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 714 | 219 | 1 | 0 |
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