Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 743 | 716 | 603 | 514 | 434 | 371 | 356 | 295 | 246 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 157 | 152 | 145 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 115 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.90m | 4:49AM1.76m | 4:57PM1.81m | 5:20AM1.69m | 5:26PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.33m | 10:49AM0.44m | 11:11PM0.40m | 11:20AM0.54m | 11:41PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | 6:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 743 | 716 | 603 | 514 | 434 | 371 | 356 | 295 | 246 | 241 | 198 | 194 | 157 | 152 | 145 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 116 | 115 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 330 | 405 | 155 | 54 | 48 | 0 |
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