
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
394 | 710 | 574 | 733 | 848 | 573 | 588 | 549 | 416 | 490 | 427 | 502 | 408 | 302 | 265 | 349 | 437 | 528 | 360 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.93m | 3:21AM1.96m | 3:45PM2.06m | 4:00AM2.01m | 4:22PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.49m | 9:30AM0.38m | 9:53PM0.40m | 10:06AM0.31m | 10:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
394 | 710 | 232 | 279 | 632 | 573 | 195 | 191 | 191 | 145 | 427 | 383 | 332 | 282 | 234 | 349 | 437 | 528 | 360 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | E 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | S 9 |
184 | 154 | 336 | 47 | 260 | 205 | 106 | 185 | 191 | 151 | 99 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 255 | 232 | 137 | 42 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | S 26 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
390 | — | — | 13 | 42 | 43 | 266 | 480 | 180 | 221 | 146 | 106 | 280 | 273 | 265 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
274 | 446 | 574 | 733 | 848 | 414 | 588 | 549 | 416 | 490 | — | 502 | 408 | 302 | 239 | 246 | 230 | 204 | 204 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 409 | 488 | 488 | 464 | 472 | 488 | 488 | 461 | 209 | 39 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 354 | 472 | 432 | 242 | 209 |
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