Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 80 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:17PM0.84m | 8:34AM0.81m | 8:52PM0.87m | 9:11AM0.86m | 9:27PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.07m | 2:46AM0.05m | 2:47PM0.04m | 3:18AM0.02m | 3:27PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
43 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 50 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 41 | 31 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 43 | — | 42 | 2 | 41 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — |
6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 40 | 47 | 80 | — | 42 | — | 32 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 777 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 134 | 134 | 146 | 1176 | 1091 | 850 | 203 | 146 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 146 | 171 | 32 | 5 |
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