
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
195 | 298 | 796 | 726 | 602 | 472 | 389 | 384 | 286 | 246 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 127 | 117 | 94 | 96 | 127 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.69m | 6:01AM1.57m | 6:03PM1.55m | 6:37AM1.44m | 6:35PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.59m | 12:01PM0.73m | 00:25AM0.71m | 12:38PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
101 | 298 | 796 | 726 | 602 | 472 | 389 | 384 | 286 | 246 | 192 | 189 | 147 | 127 | 64 | 94 | 96 | 46 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 |
195 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 66 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 49 | 117 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 164 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 |
151 | 295 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 127 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 37 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 66 | 85 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 268 | 244 | 297 | 95 | 15 | 129 | 102 | 233 | 233 | 436 | 57 | 5 | 0 |
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