
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 83 | 52 | 45 | 47 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:55AM1.05m | 10:16PM0.93m | 10:39AM1.02m | 10:59PM0.87m | 11:23AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM-0.01m | 4:10PM0.00m | 4:14AM-0.00m | 4:49PM0.03m | 4:48AM0.02m | 5:28PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 32 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 |
18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 48 | 52 | 45 | 47 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NE 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 83 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 707 | 779 | 786 | 1176 | 1076 | 1091 | 605 | 481 | 241 | 241 | 221 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 32 | 26 | 150 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 644 | 241 |
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