Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
284 | 188 | 150 | 196 | 197 | 230 | 216 | 239 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 117 | 120 | 92 | 95 | 192 | 294 | 355 | 459 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:43AM1.99m | 5:00PM2.10m | 5:12AM1.96m | 5:31PM2.07m | 5:44AM1.89m | 6:04PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.29m | 11:09PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.32m | 11:40PM0.39m | 11:46AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
284 | 188 | 150 | 147 | 197 | 230 | 216 | 239 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 145 | 142 | 113 | 117 | 120 | 92 | 90 | 110 | 294 | 355 | 459 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
40 | 39 | 37 | 20 | 150 | 192 | 200 | 165 | 132 | 103 | 90 | 40 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 14 | 66 | 95 | 192 | 138 | 108 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 4 | — |
18 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | — | — |
100 | 102 | 147 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 57 | 297 | 57 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 187 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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