
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Eastern Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Eastern Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Eastern Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
425 | 578 | 580 | 459 | 263 | 250 | 377 | 326 | 273 | 273 | 221 | 232 | 313 | 366 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 239 | 649 | 817 | 663 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.87m | 7:28AM1.65m | 8:04PM1.76m | 8:25AM1.52m | 9:12PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.56m | 1:26AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.67m | 2:20AM0.80m | 2:26PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
425 | 416 | 473 | 459 | 263 | 250 | 377 | 326 | 273 | 273 | 221 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 179 | 148 | 148 | 42 | 649 | 817 | 663 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
57 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 67 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 72 | 232 | 313 | 366 | 357 | 318 | 309 | 120 | 116 | 87 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | — | — | NE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 50 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 50 | — | — | 17 | 239 | — | — | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
58 | 578 | 580 | 92 | 92 | 131 | 94 | — | — | 58 | 73 | 52 | 72 | — | 24 | 55 | 43 | 80 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 233 | 28 | 57 | 0 |
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