
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
275 | 203 | 142 | 117 | 95 | 80 | 79 | 112 | 98 | 94 | 251 | 471 | 515 | 545 | 531 | 507 | 418 | 405 | 318 | 293 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | off | off |
High Tide | 2:13PM1.73m | 2:23AM1.71m | 2:39PM1.87m | 2:51AM1.83m | 3:05PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.59m | 8:27AM0.50m | 8:49PM0.45m | 8:53AM0.38m | 9:15PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
275 | 203 | 142 | 117 | 95 | 80 | 63 | 112 | 98 | 94 | 78 | 110 | 515 | 545 | 531 | 507 | 418 | 405 | 318 | 293 | 229 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 |
72 | 100 | 60 | 84 | 83 | 53 | 79 | 46 | 46 | 66 | 251 | 471 | 112 | 118 | 91 | 34 | 40 | 31 | 63 | 69 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
36 | 21 | 19 | 32 | 53 | 80 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 52 | 22 | 52 | 45 | 32 | 35 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 51 | 90 | 96 | 67 | 39 | 54 | — | 1 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 409 | 15 | 54 | 129 | 95 | 15 | 244 | 233 | 297 | 28 | 0 |
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