
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
754 | 678 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 756 | 678 | 537 | 1346 | 670 | 616 | 604 | 493 | 535 | 497 | 341 | 235 | 186 | 145 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:56AM1.45m | 00:35AM1.63m | 1:23PM1.59m | 1:46AM1.74m | 2:20PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.90m | 6:03PM0.90m | 7:10AM0.79m | 7:32PM0.77m | 8:08AM0.63m | 8:29PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 |
754 | 678 | 565 | 465 | 384 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 756 | 678 | 537 | 90 | 195 | 151 | 434 | 42 | 64 | 134 | 341 | 235 | 186 | 145 | 452 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
62 | 43 | 51 | 133 | 81 | 136 | 113 | 118 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 5 | 64 | 44 | 145 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 102 | 108 | 91 | 91 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | SW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 |
— | 62 | 61 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 43 | 27 | 111 | 100 | 138 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | 82 | — | 2 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 27 | — | — | 1 | 1346 | 670 | 616 | 604 | 493 | 535 | 497 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1126 | 617 | 1853 | 551 | 297 | 297 | 30 | 57 | 57 | 134 | 187 | 192 |
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