Eastern Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s look at the 16-day picture for Eastern Beach.

Right now, there’s a fair bit of swell in the water, but the wind is just not playing ball. For the next few days, you’re looking at messy, cross-onshore conditions that’ll have the surface all chopped up. Thursday 30th July starts off with a 7ft swell from the ESE with a 9-second period, but it’s cross-onshore with rain showers, giving only marginal surf – not worth getting wet for. The energy is moderate though, around 1019. The water temp is 69°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year.

Friday 31st and Saturday 1st are worse with the wind building to 15–19 mph from the ENE and NE, chopping everything up. Swell drops a bit but the quality is poor. Sunday 2nd sees a bigger ESE swell of 7–8ft with an 11-second period and strong energy readings (1273 and 1205), but it’s still cross-onshore and lumpy. This is a big, powerful swell but the wind ruins it – honestly, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

Now, Monday 3rd August is the standout of the whole outlook. The morning glass-off is real: 3 mph from the ENE, glassy conditions, and a clean 6ft ESE swell with a 10-second period. The energy is moderate (809). The afternoon stays glassy with a 6ft swell. This is the day to paddle out – clean lines, good shape, and you won’t be fighting the wind. The crowd factor says “sometimes” so it might get a little busy, but with conditions this good, it’s worth it.

Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th fade a bit. Tuesday has a 5–5ft E swell but cross-onshore again. Wednesday 5th cleans up with a light SSW cross-off wind and a smaller 3–3ft E swell – clean, but small. Thursday 6th brings a long-period SSW groundswell of 14–15 seconds, peaking at 4ft in the morning. That long period means better-shaped waves, but at a beach break like Eastern Beach, those long-period swells can break a bit straight – still, the cross-off wind keeps things clean.

The second week gets a bit messy again. Friday 7th to Saturday 8th has junk wind from the NE and ENE, and choppy conditions. Sunday 9th afternoon has a brief spike – 8ft S swell with a 9-second period and moderate energy (1339) – but it’s cross-shore with chop. Monday 10th is wild: a massive 13–15ft ESE swell with a 10-second period, offshore wind from the W at 34 mph – but that’s near-gale stuff. The energy is extreme (5471–5835). The swell is way too big for this break and the wind is howling. Only absolute experts might look at it, but honestly, it’s more dangerous than fun.

Tuesday 11th is the other standout late in the run. An 8ft SE swell in the morning drops to 6ft in the afternoon, with the wind swinging WSW at 6 mph and cross-off. Clean conditions with moderate energy (1298 dropping to 986). The morning might be big for intermediates but the afternoon is sweet. After that, the rest of the fortnight fades into small, onshore junk – not worth talking about.

So, to sum it up: Monday 3rd August is the best day of the whole outlook – get on it for clean, glassy 6–6ft waves. Tuesday 11th August afternoon is your backup with clean 6ft surf at Eastern Beach. The rest is either blown out, flat, or too big.

Rusty.

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