Eastern Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Eastern Beach in East London is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf The best wind direction is from the west. Able to handle light onshore wind Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of sharks and rocks.

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Overall Eastern Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Eastern Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Corner	1 mi
Second closest break	Bonza Bay	3 mi
Third closest break	Nahoon Reef	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Igoda	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Kidds Beach	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Eastern Beach:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4460 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5378 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5410 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5779 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5920 mi
Tide stations nearest to Eastern Beach:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	287 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2625 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2773 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3143 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3397 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Eastern Beach:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	163 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	295 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	295 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	295 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	295 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Eastern Beach:
Closest city location	East London (South Africa)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	38 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	43 mi
Fourth closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	50 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alice (South Africa)	65 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Eastern Beach is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Eastern Beach is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 61 km (38 miles) away.
• Third is Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa, 157 km (98 miles) away.
• Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa is 180 km (112 miles) away.
• Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Eastern Beach and is 238 km (148 miles) away.