
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 11PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 40 | 180 | 365 | 473 | 672 | 681 | 857 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19AM0.60m | 2:43PM0.66m | 3:11AM0.60m | 3:35PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.23m | 8:00AM0.21m | 9:39PM0.23m | 9:21AM0.22m | 10:50PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 |
22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 40 | 180 | 365 | — | 672 | 681 | 857 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | — | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
9 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 28 | — | 13 | 19 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 473 | 35 | 16 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 644 | 644 | 680 | 680 | 138 | 777 | 171 | 129 | 129 | 144 | 1000 | 993 | 993 | 1 | 1184 | 993 | 989 | 54 | 863 |
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