Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 2PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 733 | 421 | 482 | 776 | 562 | 632 | 635 | 671 | 718 | 868 | 732 | 754 | 603 | 562 | 311 | 265 | 258 | 258 | 481 | 529 | 395 | 307 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:57AM1.43m | 7:08PM1.41m | 7:52AM1.28m | 8:16PM1.26m | 12:06PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.89m | 1:39AM0.93m | 1:59PM1.06m | 4:01AM1.04m | 6:26PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 421 | 199 | 199 | 147 | 108 | 135 | 128 | 97 | 118 | 654 | 582 | 460 | 401 | 354 | 311 | 265 | 258 | 258 | 223 | 223 | 190 | 160 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 155 | 135 | 142 | 99 | 196 | 75 | 123 | 120 | 53 | 204 | 139 | 133 | 127 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 253 | 481 | 529 | 395 | 307 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 25 | 25 | 48 | 131 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 733 | 421 | 482 | 776 | 562 | 632 | 635 | 671 | 718 | 868 | 732 | 754 | 603 | 562 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 488 | 488 | 882 | 879 | 488 | 488 | 460 | 432 | 242 | 244 | 95 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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