
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
805 | 789 | 397 | 384 | 371 | 303 | 302 | 419 | 474 | 538 | 567 | 401 | 482 | 585 | 751 | 291 | 482 | 494 | 452 | 463 | 465 | 413 | 422 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.78m | 2:37AM1.95m | 3:10PM1.91m | 3:26AM2.01m | 3:56PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.62m | 8:22PM0.65m | 8:57AM0.51m | 9:14PM0.55m | 9:41AM0.42m | 10:01PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
805 | 789 | 397 | 194 | 371 | 295 | 302 | 319 | 367 | 367 | 377 | 401 | 398 | 396 | 417 | 291 | 482 | 494 | 452 | 463 | 465 | 413 | 422 | 367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
6 | 6 | 167 | 384 | — | 3 | 295 | 289 | 235 | 231 | 184 | 181 | 175 | 135 | 102 | 221 | 98 | 71 | 42 | 68 | 28 | 45 | 19 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | — | SW 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SW 10 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | 12 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 5 | 11 | — | 9 | 34 | 71 | 100 | 146 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 248 | 277 | 259 | 303 | — | 419 | 474 | 538 | 567 | — | 482 | 585 | 751 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 460 | 242 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 95 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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