
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
578 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 452 | 394 | 333 | 290 | 290 | 495 | 329 | 259 | 218 | 218 | 210 | 288 | 327 | 597 | 415 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.86m | 5:59AM1.71m | 6:14PM1.72m | 6:26AM1.58m | 6:39PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.53m | 12:01PM0.57m | 00:24AM0.66m | 12:29PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | E 10 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
578 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 452 | 394 | 333 | 290 | 290 | 236 | 173 | 259 | 163 | 111 | 109 | 288 | 327 | 215 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | S 8 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
40 | 18 | 34 | 39 | 69 | 51 | 148 | 222 | 56 | 249 | 259 | 111 | 218 | 218 | 210 | 88 | 137 | 277 | 152 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 17 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — |
1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 10 | — | — | — | 84 | 81 | 19 | 66 | 92 | 81 | 104 | 238 | 220 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
— | — | 3 | — | — | 302 | 159 | 203 | 256 | 495 | 329 | 208 | 109 | — | — | — | 67 | 597 | 415 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 161 | 432 | 297 | 488 | 472 | 472 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 39 | 39 | 488 | 488 |
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