Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 7 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.19m | 10:03PM1.02m | 10:27AM1.13m | 10:45PM0.94m | 11:10AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM-0.04m | 4:03AM-0.04m | 4:43PM0.03m | 4:34AM0.02m | 5:20PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | 12 | 45 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 4 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | — | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 420 | 240 | 170 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 240 | 27 | 170 | 750 | 170 | 614 | 224 | 747 | 224 | 361 | 181 | 671 | 747 | 1119 |
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