Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 141 | 320 | 308 | 243 | 247 | 51 | 517 | 756 | 737 | 691 | 868 | 992 | 910 | 1310 | 725 | 654 | 689 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.11m | 3:50AM1.99m | 4:06PM2.15m | 4:19AM2.02m | 4:35PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.15m | 9:54AM0.10m | 10:17PM0.12m | 10:23AM0.09m | 10:46PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 79 | 132 | 136 | 105 | 82 | 51 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 745 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | — | SW 16 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 141 | 320 | 308 | 243 | 247 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 36 | 17 | 1 | — | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 3 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 18 |
| kJ | 122 | 118 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 2 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 1 | 243 | 244 | 221 | 10 | 188 | 517 | 756 | 737 | 691 | 868 | 992 | 910 | 1310 | 725 | 654 | 689 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 209 | 862 | 862 | 740 | 432 | 432 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 1238 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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