
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
522 | 456 | 373 | 322 | 291 | 338 | 332 | 326 | 260 | 250 | 623 | 1071 | 1786 | 2782 | 4927 | 4845 | 3710 | 2753 | 2107 | 883 | 690 | 1064 | 480 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.36m | 10:55PM1.43m | 12:10PM1.43m | 00:47AM1.52m | 1:25PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.92m | 3:53PM0.97m | 5:44AM0.92m | 6:35PM0.89m | 7:13AM0.77m | 7:44PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 |
522 | 456 | 373 | 322 | 291 | 338 | 332 | 326 | 260 | 250 | 204 | 1071 | 1786 | 2782 | 4927 | 4845 | 3710 | 2753 | 2107 | 883 | 690 | 1064 | 480 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 23 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 14 |
144 | 131 | 150 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 121 | 64 | 49 | 30 | 623 | 198 | 194 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | 543 | 429 | — | 247 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | S 28 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — |
30 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 67 | 235 | 18 | 35 | 123 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
48 | — | — | 236 | 219 | 186 | 204 | 125 | 156 | 165 | 120 | 265 | 245 | 27 | 210 | 241 | 77 | 109 | 144 | 248 | 340 | 371 | 426 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 432 | 268 | 460 | 488 | 460 | 242 | 15 | 129 | 129 | 151 | 161 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 463 | 460 | 432 | 432 | 251 |
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