
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
187 | 215 | 469 | 461 | 467 | 707 | 524 | 514 | 495 | 277 | 313 | 581 | 578 | 634 | 644 | 737 | 940 | 1238 | 780 | 634 | 624 | 672 | 661 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:11AM1.89m | 6:41PM1.98m | 6:49AM1.78m | 7:21PM1.88m | 7:28AM1.66m | 8:04PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.46m | 00:46AM0.63m | 12:51PM0.56m | 1:26AM0.74m | 1:29PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
187 | 138 | 469 | 461 | 467 | 448 | 524 | 514 | 495 | 277 | 313 | 581 | 578 | 634 | 644 | 422 | 506 | 614 | 634 | 634 | 624 | 672 | 661 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 10 | SW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
96 | 215 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 120 | 195 | 65 | 35 | 48 | 88 | 661 | 614 | 305 | 207 | 164 | 254 | 161 | 123 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | E 10 | SE 13 | SW 9 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
130 | 96 | 127 | 127 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 75 | 135 | 67 | 46 | 88 | 37 | 50 | 48 | 32 | 29 | 57 | 55 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | S 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 217 | 707 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 167 | 737 | 940 | 1238 | 780 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 233 | 5 | 5 |
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