
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 64 | 151 | 158 | 127 | 110 | 134 | 106 | 106 | 111 | 90 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:27PM0.96m | 00:47AM0.88m | 1:19PM0.93m | 1:37AM0.80m | 2:10PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.01m | 6:31PM0.07m | 6:54AM0.04m | 7:25PM0.13m | 7:32AM0.08m | 8:27PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 110 | 134 | 106 | 106 | 111 | 90 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 8 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 |
9 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 43 | 64 | 151 | 158 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 644 | 777 | 1091 | 2601 | 2938 | 314 | 850 | 393 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 777 | 9 |
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