Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 69 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 25 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:11AM0.86m | 9:27PM0.89m | 9:47AM0.89m | 10:05PM0.89m | 10:27AM0.91m | 10:47PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:27PM0.02m | 3:49AM-0.01m | 4:07PM0.02m | 4:21AM-0.02m | 4:45PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
13 | 69 | 55 | 26 | 53 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — |
35 | 4 | 25 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 25 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 5 | 144 | 168 | 198 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 241 | 44 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 3116 | 2601 | 1196 | 2390 |
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