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Eastern Beach surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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Eastern Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Eastern Beach sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
167 | 176 | 168 | 291 | 393 | 303 | 310 | 277 | 345 | 320 | 248 | 350 | 382 | 387 | 334 | 279 | 206 | 202 | 186 | 255 | 277 | 270 | 262 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:05AM2.08m | 5:36PM1.97m | 5:50AM1.94m | 6:26PM1.88m | 6:41AM1.79m | 7:24PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.46m | 11:36PM0.61m | 12:01PM0.56m | 00:28AM0.73m | 12:50PM0.69m | 1:29AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:13 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | S 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 7 |
167 | 60 | 168 | 291 | 298 | 303 | 310 | 277 | 294 | 264 | 248 | 94 | 81 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 206 | 176 | 60 | 23 | 37 | 59 | 210 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 |
21 | 145 | 137 | 93 | 101 | 149 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 133 | 127 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 50 | 31 | 61 | 59 | 62 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 49 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
85 | 59 | 77 | 105 | 58 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 70 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 31 | 87 | 86 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
66 | 176 | 11 | 13 | 393 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 345 | 320 | 38 | 350 | 382 | 387 | 334 | 279 | — | 202 | 186 | 255 | 277 | 270 | 262 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 488 | 326 | 182 | 151 | 167 | 182 | 462 | 488 | 409 | 409 | 354 | 374 | 151 | 156 | 268 | 432 | 251 | 244 |
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