Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 958 | 1090 | 1137 | 1515 | 1546 | 1484 | 1484 | 1108 | 1367 | 666 | 530 | 402 | 284 | 231 | 188 | 150 | 154 | 185 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:04PM2.03m | 4:14AM1.98m | 4:31PM2.09m | 4:43AM1.99m | 5:00PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.37m | 10:18AM0.30m | 10:39PM0.34m | 10:46AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 539 | 627 | 627 | 640 | 584 | 584 | 520 | 596 | 666 | 666 | 530 | 402 | 284 | 231 | 188 | 150 | 154 | 185 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 279 | 213 | 307 | 213 | 220 | 228 | 228 | 176 | 133 | 97 | 88 | 61 | 64 | 39 | 38 | 20 | 10 | 160 | 194 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 167 | — | 120 | 107 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 958 | 1090 | 1137 | 1515 | 1546 | 1484 | 1484 | 1108 | 1367 | 10 | 50 | 62 | 94 | 52 | 74 | 109 | 108 | — | 307 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 134 | 130 | 233 | 30 | 28 | 297 | 233 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
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