
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
351 | 383 | 232 | 502 | 543 | 575 | 502 | 483 | 410 | 301 | 240 | 186 | 168 | 108 | 98 | 55 | 53 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 70 | 46 | 47 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:59AM0.68m | 5:23PM0.69m | 5:51AM0.74m | 6:13PM0.74m | 6:39AM0.83m | 7:00PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.16m | 11:46AM0.16m | 00:09AM0.10m | 12:33PM0.10m | 00:43AM0.05m | 1:16PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
351 | 383 | 232 | 502 | 543 | 575 | 502 | 483 | 410 | 301 | 240 | 186 | 168 | 108 | 98 | 55 | 53 | 29 | 24 | 49 | 70 | 46 | 47 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 137 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 42 | 75 | 90 | 104 | 143 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
67 | 76 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 80 | 101 | 88 | 90 | 86 | 64 | 42 | 10 | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 49 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 658 | 658 | 658 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 369 | 849 | 784 | 800 | 310 | 353 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 144 | 144 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 38 | 106 |
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