
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
318 | 303 | 260 | 247 | 284 | 153 | 1010 | 1152 | 1423 | 1834 | 1153 | 1632 | 1284 | 1098 | 928 | 791 | 630 | 540 | 500 | 365 | 344 | 332 | 332 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.63m | 7:27PM1.69m | 7:54AM1.47m | 8:39PM1.51m | 9:44AM1.36m | 10:55PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.65m | 1:42AM0.77m | 1:55PM0.83m | 3:05AM0.92m | 3:53PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 |
318 | 303 | 260 | 247 | 284 | 153 | 50 | 41 | 72 | 131 | 1153 | 102 | 71 | 1098 | 928 | 791 | 630 | 540 | 481 | 177 | 344 | 332 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 17 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 |
— | 28 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 51 | 139 | 86 | — | — | 128 | 7 | 22 | 50 | 33 | 104 | 100 | 131 | 153 | 52 | 17 | 33 | 332 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 |
— | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 45 | 70 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — |
116 | 42 | — | — | — | 93 | 1010 | 1152 | 1423 | 1834 | 511 | 1632 | 1284 | — | — | — | 52 | 52 | 500 | 365 | 283 | 234 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 5 | 0 | 173 | 134 | 39 | 173 | 1853 | 813 | 1732 | 1126 | 3006 | 918 | 488 | 488 | 464 | 464 | 268 | 460 | 882 | 879 | 460 | 242 |
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