
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
112 | 94 | 157 | 148 | 229 | 268 | 190 | 170 | 153 | 200 | 142 | 95 | 109 | 118 | 130 | 121 | 97 | 153 | 236 | 299 | 210 | 145 | 226 | 806 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.87m | 4:49PM1.93m | 5:04AM1.79m | 5:13PM1.82m | 5:31AM1.69m | 5:38PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.37m | 10:57PM0.39m | 11:04AM0.46m | 11:24PM0.47m | 11:31AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 |
59 | 94 | 157 | 148 | 229 | 268 | 190 | 111 | 153 | 153 | 142 | 89 | 58 | 42 | 37 | 95 | 49 | 153 | 122 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 806 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 |
112 | 46 | 34 | 102 | 117 | 112 | 109 | 170 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 95 | 27 | 38 | 29 | 39 | 97 | 111 | 236 | 299 | 210 | 145 | 145 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | E 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | ENE 10 | SW 17 | S 5 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 |
65 | 74 | 77 | 49 | 65 | 44 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 18 | 43 | 65 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 74 | 20 | 226 | 118 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
116 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 7 | 26 | 109 | 118 | 130 | 121 | 2 | 34 | 49 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 134 | 173 | 129 | 129 | 15 | 95 | 95 | 234 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 102 | 233 | 233 | 234 | 57 | 15 | 15 |
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