
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 1PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
469 | 418 | 403 | 411 | 392 | 543 | 752 | 701 | 651 | 538 | 461 | 378 | 287 | 318 | 250 | 377 | 623 | 604 | 540 | 522 | 186 | 286 | 740 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.54m | 8:54PM1.64m | 9:08AM1.43m | 10:02PM1.54m | 10:41AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.85m | 2:12PM0.80m | 3:06AM0.95m | 3:07PM0.92m | 4:27AM1.01m | 4:32PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 |
469 | 418 | 403 | 411 | 369 | 373 | 752 | 701 | 651 | 538 | 461 | 378 | 280 | 318 | 250 | 377 | 623 | 604 | 540 | 167 | 186 | 142 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 |
140 | 95 | 203 | 344 | 392 | 543 | 366 | 366 | 331 | 355 | 330 | 287 | 287 | 240 | 209 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 36 | 110 | 110 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 23 |
42 | 137 | 65 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 63 | 69 | 81 | 65 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 24 | 20 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 31 | 65 | 72 | — | 2 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 65 | 86 | 522 | 119 | 286 | 740 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 95 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 102 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 161 |
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