
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 9AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1042 | 1279 | 1208 | 1090 | 669 | 713 | 447 | 660 | 557 | 521 | 492 | 1725 | 956 | 1037 | 1154 | 1100 | 1039 | 918 | 449 | 381 | 353 | 290 | 240 | 234 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:46AM1.94m | 6:21PM1.97m | 6:33AM1.83m | 7:11PM1.90m | 7:23AM1.71m | 8:05PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.58m | 11:55AM0.50m | 00:26AM0.66m | 12:39PM0.58m | 1:17AM0.76m | 1:26PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 |
1042 | 1279 | 1208 | 1090 | 669 | 713 | 447 | 660 | 557 | 521 | 492 | 1003 | 956 | 1037 | 1154 | 1100 | 1039 | 918 | 449 | 381 | 353 | 290 | 240 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 |
8 | 18 | 17 | 124 | 457 | 346 | 329 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 271 | 220 | 99 | 58 | 57 | 234 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | SW 18 | — | SW 16 |
18 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 12 | — | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 34 | 74 | 87 | 96 | 146 | 1725 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 86 | 108 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 57 | 57 | 850 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 29 | 95 | 268 | 268 | 95 | 5 |
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