
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 206 | 173 | 136 | 197 | 173 | 165 | 161 | 136 | 154 | 140 | 129 | 93 | 202 | 230 | 311 | 273 | 268 | 235 | 200 | 206 | 240 | 225 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.96m | 4:10PM2.10m | 4:33AM1.93m | 4:47PM2.03m | 5:11AM1.85m | 5:26PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.25m | 10:24PM0.21m | 10:32AM0.30m | 11:00PM0.28m | 11:11AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
123 | 70 | 86 | 136 | 197 | 173 | 165 | 161 | 136 | 154 | 140 | 129 | 93 | 202 | 230 | 311 | 273 | 268 | 235 | 200 | 196 | 181 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
3 | 68 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 97 | 100 | 5 | 97 | 77 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 59 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 92 | 127 | 157 | 149 | 152 | 196 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 8 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | — |
5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
217 | 206 | 173 | 135 | 117 | 156 | — | 103 | — | — | 77 | 92 | 77 | — | — | — | 94 | 52 | 50 | 132 | 206 | 240 | 225 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 297 | 268 | 129 | 129 | 39 | 129 | 129 | 23 | 95 | 95 | 234 | 95 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 235 | 244 | 488 | 488 | 268 | 251 |
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