Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 160 | 90 | 127 | 145 | 135 | 147 | 140 | 183 | 167 | 161 | 134 | 105 | 103 | 105 | 63 | 99 | 96 | 86 | 63 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18AM0.91m | 8:35PM1.08m | 8:58AM0.95m | 9:14PM1.08m | 9:38AM0.98m | 9:53PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.08m | 2:53AM0.03m | 2:47PM0.06m | 3:21AM0.02m | 3:22PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 160 | 90 | 127 | 145 | 135 | 147 | 140 | 183 | 167 | 161 | 134 | 105 | 103 | 105 | 63 | 99 | 96 | 86 | 63 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 6 | SSE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | E 5 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | 34 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 181 | 23 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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