
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14PM0.85m | 11:36AM0.98m | 00:08AM0.81m | 12:31PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.01m | 5:03AM-0.03m | 5:55PM0.05m | 5:48AM0.01m | 6:49PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
21 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
7 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | S 6 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 133 | 133 | 26 | 133 | 38 | 134 | 171 | 187 | 134 | 134 |
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