Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 273 | 226 | 232 | 313 | 366 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 239 | 724 | 905 | 744 | 538 | 447 | 392 | 373 | 333 | 328 | 242 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:04PM1.76m | 8:25AM1.52m | 9:12PM1.64m | 9:56AM1.42m | 10:53PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.67m | 2:20AM0.80m | 2:26PM0.80m | 3:40AM0.90m | 3:57PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 273 | 273 | 226 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 179 | 148 | 120 | 50 | 724 | 905 | 744 | 538 | 447 | 392 | 373 | 333 | 328 | 242 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 30 | 72 | 72 | 232 | 313 | 366 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 120 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | — | — | SSW 17 | E 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 55 | — | 16 | 17 | 239 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 30 | 5 | — | — | 164 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 41 | 47 | 55 | — | 36 | 80 | 53 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 47 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 167 | 0 | 57 | 436 | 297 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 472 | 251 | 242 |
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