
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
756 | 678 | 2191 | 919 | 311 | 913 | 1693 | 970 | 825 | 468 | 904 | 275 | 239 | 179 | 210 | 460 | 632 | 798 | 714 | 1329 | 1288 | 930 | 789 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.59m | 1:46AM1.74m | 2:20PM1.77m | 2:38AM1.86m | 3:06PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.79m | 7:32PM0.77m | 8:08AM0.63m | 8:29PM0.62m | 8:52AM0.49m | 9:14PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 13 | E 9 | S 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
756 | 678 | 662 | 90 | 246 | 44 | 1256 | 43 | 29 | 388 | 380 | 245 | 239 | 179 | 134 | 460 | 632 | 798 | 714 | 1329 | 1288 | 930 | 789 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
92 | 92 | 90 | 5 | 64 | 65 | 67 | — | — | 26 | 264 | 275 | 149 | 124 | 210 | 156 | 167 | 423 | 425 | 42 | 45 | 309 | 293 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 |
12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 42 | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | 100 | 140 | 90 | 265 | 280 | 27 | 26 | — | — | 48 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 |
— | — | 2191 | 919 | 311 | 913 | 1693 | 970 | 825 | 468 | 904 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | 188 | 224 | 230 | 224 | — | 395 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1126 | 615 | 671 | 472 | 297 | 234 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 134 | 57 | 58 | 173 | 488 | 488 | 850 | 488 | 488 |
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