
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:42AM0.99m | 11:06PM1.02m | 11:34AM0.98m | 11:56PM0.95m | 12:27PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.03m | 4:48PM-0.02m | 5:42AM-0.02m | 5:40PM0.02m | 6:18AM0.01m | 6:31PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | 14 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 1091 | 1091 | 1091 | 40 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 2390 | 2528 | 644 | 653 | 1091 | 1738 | 777 | 653 | 655 | 3438 | 2607 | 393 | 545 | 1486 |
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