Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 71 | 125 | 194 | 176 | 130 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.02m | 11:29PM0.92m | 11:56AM0.98m | 00:16AM0.84m | 12:45PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM-0.02m | 5:17PM0.02m | 5:31AM0.01m | 6:01PM0.07m | 6:05AM0.05m | 6:45PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 130 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 6 | S 6 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 71 | 125 | 194 | 176 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 908 | 849 | 850 | 1696 | 2528 | 2528 | 2528 | 913 | 1482 | 2394 | 1696 | 1184 | 1542 | 2528 | 1536 | 1421 | 1412 | 1542 | 165 | 129 | 89 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
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