Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at East Beach Lighthouse today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for East Beach Lighthouse at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at East Beach Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 50 | 28 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 31 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 50 | 49 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32AM0.65m | 7:04PM0.76m | 7:18AM0.70m | 7:43PM0.80m | 7:58AM0.75m | 8:17PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.14m | 1:35AM0.14m | 1:20PM0.11m | 2:11AM0.09m | 2:05PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
60 | 50 | 28 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 50 | 49 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | — | — | — |
5 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 25 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | — | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | 47 | — | — | 49 | 61 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 26 | 171 | 190 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 171 | 198 | 190 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 644 | 134 |
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