Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 6PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
253 | 1726 | 2329 | 1984 | 1400 | 1073 | 901 | 762 | 598 | 503 | 494 | 411 | 411 | 404 | 330 | 319 | 265 | 860 | 542 | 827 | 701 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.45m | 9:02AM1.30m | 10:17PM1.34m | 12:22PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.90m | 2:50AM1.00m | 3:07PM1.05m | 5:23AM1.04m | 6:17PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
135 | 1726 | 2329 | 1984 | 1400 | 1073 | 901 | 762 | 598 | 503 | 494 | 411 | 411 | 404 | 330 | 319 | 265 | 200 | 394 | 192 | 181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
169 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 64 | 77 | 47 | 18 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — |
237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 188 | 4 | 860 | 542 | 827 | 701 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 234 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 460 | 460 | 52 | 24 | 209 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 436 | 432 | 297 | 234 |
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