
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 2AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.02m | 11:34AM0.98m | 11:56PM0.95m | 12:27PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM-0.02m | 5:42AM-0.02m | 5:40PM0.02m | 6:18AM0.01m | 6:31PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 |
3 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 33 | 24 | 26 | — | 9 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 91 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1091 | 92 | 44 | 1091 | 1076 | 653 | 655 | 644 | 644 | 680 | 653 | 655 | 1091 | 653 | 3438 | 2601 | 1542 | 336 | 423 |
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