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Eastern Beach Surf Photo: 'Eastern Beach Barrels - Grant Sinclair' by Grant Sinclair

Lat Long: 33.03° S 27.91° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Eastern Beach sea temperature is

19.2° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

Eastern Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	SSW	ENE	SW
	9 s	cross	7 s	10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WSW	SW	SW	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	7 s	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	SW	SW	ENE
	10 s	off	9 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	SW	SW	ENE
	10 s	off	10 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	W	SW	SW	ENE
	9 s	off	10 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW	WSW	SW	ENE
	9 s	off	3 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	SW	ENE	SSE
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSW	ENE	SSE
	9 s	cross	7 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	SSW	ENE	SSE
	9 s	cross- off	7 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SW	SW	ENE	SSE
	8 s	cross- off	7 s	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW	SSW	SSE	ENE
	8 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 December at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW	SW	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW	SW	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	8 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW	SSW	SSE	ENE
	10 s	cross- off	8 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	8 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S	SSW	SSE	ENE
	9 s	cross	8 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SE		SSW	SSE
	9 s	cross- on		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Eastern Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 12 minutes after high water (at high spring tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.8 ft). Range 1.92m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Eastern Beach Surf Photo: 'Eastern Beach Barrels - Grant Sinclair' by Grant Sinclair

Not as good as some of the other spots around East London but it does have its days and more often than you think.

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User: Grant Sinclair (1 photo)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:27 pm 30 Dec 2008