Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 69 | 42 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 57 | 50 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35AM0.61m | 4:13PM0.71m | 4:34AM0.59m | 5:17PM0.70m | 5:36AM0.61m | 6:17PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.20m | 11:22PM0.23m | 10:30AM0.20m | 00:13AM0.21m | 11:36AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 57 | 50 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | E 5 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | SE 12 | — | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
3 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 69 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 6 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 190 | 198 | 198 | 644 | 367 | 784 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 168 | 164 | 138 | 138 | 146 | 187 | 187 | 27 | 38 | 138 | 138 | 26 |
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