Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 103 | 127 | 124 | 109 | 103 | 99 | 112 | 101 | 104 | 94 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:10AM0.93m | 11:33PM0.84m | 11:57AM0.92m | 00:24AM0.80m | 12:48PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.04m | 5:29AM-0.01m | 6:08PM0.07m | 6:09AM0.01m | 6:58PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 7 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 104 | 25 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | SE 10 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 103 | 127 | 124 | 109 | 103 | 99 | 112 | 101 | — | 94 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1183 | 1183 | 1183 | 1183 | 2390 | 241 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 742 | 443 | 267 | 299 | 263 | 367 | 40 | 605 | 368 | 369 | 2568 | 9 |
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