Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | 128 | 128 | 242 | 257 | 144 | 161 | 139 | 198 | 328 | 435 | 233 | 190 | 459 | 396 | 332 | 326 | 264 | 244 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:31PM2.10m | 5:40AM1.92m | 6:03PM2.01m | 6:10AM1.82m | 6:34PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.43m | 11:41AM0.37m | 00:07AM0.52m | 12:12PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
88 | 65 | 64 | 242 | 257 | 72 | 114 | 112 | 146 | 246 | 259 | 159 | 190 | 459 | 396 | 332 | 326 | 264 | 244 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
98 | 128 | 128 | 17 | 16 | 144 | 144 | 16 | 44 | 89 | 90 | 233 | 157 | 30 | 19 | 86 | 79 | 116 | 131 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 17 | 66 | 127 | 161 | 139 | 198 | 328 | 435 | — | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 95 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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