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 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 5 |
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12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 7 |
5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 9 |
12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SSW 2 | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | — | NNE 2 | NE 5 |
— | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 1091 | 190 | 171 | 241 | 190 | 198 | 198 | 644 | 3398 | 800 | 241 | 190 | 198 | 52 | 667 | 667 | 132 | 171 | 164 | 138 |
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