
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 7PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
461 | 372 | 318 | 318 | 251 | 205 | 169 | 133 | 82 | 58 | 57 | 70 | 52 | 135 | 261 | 220 | 262 | 210 | 113 | 92 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10AM0.98m | 10:31PM0.81m | 10:51AM0.92m | 11:13PM0.76m | 11:32AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.04m | 4:11AM0.03m | 4:59PM0.07m | 4:49AM0.06m | 5:38PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
461 | 372 | 318 | 318 | 251 | 205 | 169 | 133 | 82 | 58 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 192 | 138 | 113 | 92 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 |
7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | E 7 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | S 7 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 70 | 52 | 135 | 261 | 220 | 262 | 210 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 667 | 667 | 1076 | 545 | 138 | 134 | 133 | 133 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
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