Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 613 | 558 | 540 | 373 | 313 | 263 | 215 | 449 | 317 | 905 | 282 | 205 | 206 | 612 | 961 | 961 | 823 | 793 | 637 | 614 | 502 | 565 | 557 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.59m | 2:30AM1.69m | 3:03PM1.70m | 3:04AM1.77m | 3:34PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.79m | 8:21PM0.85m | 8:46AM0.68m | 8:59PM0.76m | 9:18AM0.58m | 9:33PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 613 | 558 | 540 | 373 | 313 | 88 | 113 | 106 | 317 | 307 | 282 | 205 | 198 | 612 | 961 | 961 | 823 | 793 | 629 | 614 | 502 | 373 | 557 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 95 | 77 | 59 | 251 | 186 | 140 | 449 | 96 | 79 | 63 | 48 | 206 | 34 | 113 | 113 | 11 | 25 | 637 | 505 | 491 | 565 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 30 | 193 | 36 | 263 | 215 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 90 | 33 | 140 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 190 | 335 | — | — | 905 | 55 | 150 | 125 | 119 | — | — | 173 | 422 | — | — | — | — | 279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 15 | 244 | 235 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 219 | 326 | 297 | 28 | 15 | 134 | 161 | 386 | 488 | 57 | 39 | 29 | 156 |
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