Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 503 | 418 | 776 | 1113 | 2714 | 1843 | 963 | 2568 | 1943 | 1762 | 1511 | 1074 | 936 | 811 | 763 | 651 | 549 | 485 | 539 | 608 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.36m | 11:31PM1.50m | 12:30PM1.39m | 00:52AM1.53m | 1:41PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM1.01m | 6:10AM0.99m | 6:18PM1.01m | 7:23AM0.90m | 7:32PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 447 | 167 | 110 | 110 | 86 | 1518 | 979 | 735 | 575 | 1943 | 1762 | 1511 | 1074 | 936 | 811 | 280 | 307 | 307 | 272 | 539 | 608 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 167 | 42 | 40 | 22 | 13 | 64 | 63 | 511 | 972 | 221 | 202 | 201 | 284 | 277 | 212 | 763 | 651 | 549 | 485 | 241 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | — | S 23 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 54 | 142 | 58 | — | 10 | 13 | 221 | 173 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 42 | 2 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 68 | 503 | 418 | 776 | 1113 | 2714 | 1843 | 963 | 2568 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 233 | 57 | 57 | 409 | 195 | 130 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 95 | 5 | 5 |
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