Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Beach today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at North Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 394 | 1047 | 888 | 826 | 584 | 472 | 380 | 282 | 220 | 210 | 184 | 196 | 316 | 124 | 170 | 332 | 133 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.87m | 2:19AM1.77m | 2:36PM2.00m | 2:51AM1.89m | 3:07PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.25m | 8:53AM0.19m | 9:20PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 440 | 280 | 1047 | 888 | 826 | 584 | 472 | 380 | 282 | 220 | 210 | 75 | 96 | 117 | 124 | 101 | 110 | 133 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 394 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 71 | 154 | 158 | 158 | 120 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 5 | — | 27 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 110 | 94 | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 58 | 152 | 184 | 196 | 316 | — | 170 | 332 | 169 | 205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 685 | 155 | 330 | 238 |
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