Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1596 | 906 | 1092 | 763 | 1769 | 2371 | 3734 | 4554 | 4034 | 2960 | 2229 | 1733 | 1370 | 1215 | 772 | 914 | 784 | 738 | 1342 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.72m | 2:50AM1.74m | 3:12PM1.84m | 3:18AM1.85m | 3:38PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.68m | 8:58AM0.53m | 9:16PM0.55m | 9:25AM0.43m | 9:44PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 |
1596 | 906 | 1092 | 763 | 1769 | 2371 | 3734 | 4554 | 4034 | 2960 | 2229 | 1733 | 1370 | 1215 | 772 | 914 | 784 | 681 | 726 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | S 18 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
2 | 53 | 2 | 229 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 417 | 411 | 437 | 670 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 37 | 87 | 126 | 206 | 289 | 415 | 604 | 671 | 738 | 1342 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 617 | 617 | 460 | 460 | 432 | 432 | 244 | 244 | 251 | 432 | 244 | 233 |
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