Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 804 | 1133 | 985 | 1556 | 1966 | 1998 | 1631 | 1230 | 1021 | 859 | 732 | 581 | 509 | 458 | 319 | 291 | 332 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.69m | 7:54AM1.47m | 8:39PM1.51m | 9:44AM1.36m | 10:55PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.77m | 1:55PM0.83m | 3:05AM0.92m | 3:53PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 284 | 51 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 100 | 102 | 1631 | 1230 | 1021 | 859 | 732 | 581 | 509 | 448 | 216 | 291 | 332 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | S 19 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 92 | 55 | — | — | — | 7 | 102 | 70 | 49 | 30 | 104 | 100 | 131 | 153 | 68 | 33 | 32 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 70 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 804 | 1133 | 985 | 1556 | 1966 | 1998 | 671 | — | — | — | — | 68 | 3 | 458 | 319 | 263 | 204 | 209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 143 | 1853 | 704 | 836 | 1732 | 1126 | 3003 | 918 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 268 | 268 | 460 | 460 | 879 | 460 | 242 |
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