
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 1PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
126 | 173 | 271 | 181 | 181 | 205 | 168 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 161 | 176 | 144 | 140 | 104 | 101 | 58 | 55 | 138 | 129 | 92 | 90 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:06AM0.75m | 9:23PM0.86m | 9:42AM0.78m | 9:57PM0.86m | 10:18AM0.80m | 10:33PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.07m | 3:06PM0.06m | 3:56AM0.05m | 3:48PM0.05m | 4:28AM0.03m | 4:27PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | 2 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
— | — | 52 | 15 | 15 | 205 | 168 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 161 | 176 | 144 | 140 | 104 | 101 | 58 | 54 | 138 | 129 | 92 | 90 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | S 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | 49 | 72 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — |
— | — | — | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
126 | 173 | 271 | 181 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 106 | 129 | 92 | 44 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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