Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 151 | 120 | 117 | 242 | 294 | 355 | 452 | 615 | 756 | 1002 | 1111 | 975 | 826 | 754 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31PM2.07m | 5:44AM1.89m | 6:04PM1.98m | 6:18AM1.78m | 6:41PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.32m | 11:40PM0.39m | 11:46AM0.39m | 00:14AM0.48m | 12:19PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 154 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 148 | 151 | 120 | 117 | 242 | 294 | 355 | 452 | 615 | 756 | 1002 | 1111 | 975 | 826 | 754 | 547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 65 | 111 | 110 | 106 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 38 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 39 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 134 | 209 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 57 | 409 | 244 | 244 |
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