Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 828 | 824 | 1174 | 1382 | 1159 | 1159 | 1151 | 1104 | 990 | 827 | 716 | 589 | 576 | 522 | 459 | 412 | 488 | 477 | 358 | 358 | 309 | 270 | 266 | 393 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.41m | 7:02PM1.40m | 7:28AM1.25m | 7:47PM1.22m | 12:04PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.70m | 12:49PM0.79m | 1:22AM0.86m | 1:24PM0.97m | 3:13AM1.00m | 6:40PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 320 | 362 | 1124 | 1228 | 1159 | 1159 | 1151 | 1104 | 990 | 827 | 716 | 589 | 576 | 522 | 459 | 412 | 367 | 358 | 358 | 358 | 309 | 270 | 266 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 96 | 30 | 125 | 90 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 97 | 137 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | 31 | — | — | 75 | 22 | 44 | 22 | 48 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 828 | 824 | 1174 | 1382 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 64 | — | — | 488 | 477 | — | — | — | — | — | 393 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 779 | 907 | 907 | 1238 | 907 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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