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) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1275 | 586 | 541 | 410 | 284 | 188 | 150 | 151 | 294 | 235 | 196 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 145 | 139 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:31PM2.09m | 4:43AM1.99m | 5:00PM2.10m | 5:12AM1.96m | 5:31PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.34m | 10:46AM0.29m | 11:09PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 596 | 586 | 541 | 410 | 284 | 188 | 150 | 118 | 197 | 235 | 177 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 145 | 139 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 7 |
| kJ | 133 | 89 | 88 | 61 | 98 | 39 | 37 | 11 | 147 | 157 | 196 | 137 | 99 | 96 | 70 | 51 | 134 | 100 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 1275 | 18 | 56 | 83 | 159 | 93 | 115 | 151 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 143 | 354 | 57 | 57 | 30 | 57 | 57 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 167 | 116 | 23 |
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