Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
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20 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:42AM0.64m | 3:15PM0.75m | 3:35AM0.61m | 4:13PM0.71m | 4:34AM0.59m | 5:17PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.18m | 10:03PM0.24m | 9:17AM0.20m | 11:22PM0.23m | 10:30AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | S 5 | E 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 3 |
8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 5 | S 5 | SE 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 7 |
2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — | 6 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 30 | 30 | 171 | 1091 | 190 | 171 | 190 | 190 | 198 | 44 | 644 | 3398 | 777 | 644 | 190 | 195 | 198 | 1184 | 667 | 1184 | 52 | 76 | 106 |
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