Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 330 | 377 | 200 | 1484 | 652 | 809 | 1405 | 1303 | 1228 | 1125 | 540 | 482 | 435 | 443 | 377 | 296 | 251 | 203 | 88 | 86 | 195 | 149 | 193 |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.30m | 00:43AM1.39m | 1:40PM1.43m | 1:43AM1.50m | 2:17PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM1.04m | 6:17PM1.07m | 7:15AM0.93m | 7:39PM0.95m | 7:59AM0.79m | 8:18PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 341 | 330 | 377 | 198 | 33 | 17 | 243 | 721 | 672 | 702 | 625 | 540 | 482 | 435 | 443 | 377 | 296 | 251 | 203 | 88 | 86 | 195 | 149 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 6 | S 14 | — | — | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 41 | 200 | — | — | 11 | 181 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 63 | 49 | 13 | 75 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 40 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 63 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 54 | — | 2 | 1484 | 652 | 809 | 1405 | 1303 | 1228 | 1125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 335 | 436 | 297 | 28 | 234 | 30 | 0 | 57 | 234 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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