
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
206 | 253 | 961 | 961 | 705 | 688 | 645 | 596 | 489 | 536 | 557 | 514 | 534 | 515 | 403 | 326 | 361 | 371 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:03PM1.70m | 3:04AM1.77m | 3:34PM1.80m | 3:36AM1.84m | 4:03PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.76m | 9:18AM0.58m | 9:33PM0.67m | 9:48AM0.50m | 10:04PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | S 10 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
198 | 88 | 961 | 961 | 705 | 679 | 645 | 585 | 489 | 163 | 557 | 514 | 534 | 515 | 403 | 322 | 333 | 341 | 439 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 6 | ENE 9 | S 11 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 |
206 | 192 | 112 | 25 | 59 | 15 | 637 | 596 | 462 | 307 | 209 | 184 | 130 | 446 | 331 | 186 | 151 | 123 | 437 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 |
33 | 253 | 25 | — | 14 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 536 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 63 | 326 | 361 | 371 | 137 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
122 | 151 | 182 | 285 | 540 | 688 | — | 110 | 414 | — | 191 | 209 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 297 | 28 | 57 | 297 | 182 | 409 | 374 | 461 | 488 | 197 | 182 | 173 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 182 | 129 | 30 | 5 |
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