Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 519 | 551 | 537 | 382 | 461 | 372 | 377 | 612 | 620 | 620 | 612 | 596 | 559 | 537 | 530 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.97m | 1:54AM1.15m | 12:11PM1.91m | 3:14AM1.13m | 1:07PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.81m | 6:58PM-0.23m | 5:47AM0.91m | 7:58PM-0.20m | 6:43AM0.99m | 9:05PM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 136 | 143 | 539 | 539 | 147 | 539 | 519 | 551 | 537 | 382 | 461 | 372 | 377 | 612 | 620 | 620 | 612 | 596 | 559 | 537 | 530 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SSW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 458 | 539 | 143 | 223 | 539 | 123 | 112 | 95 | 80 | 80 | 186 | 180 | 297 | 175 | 138 | 261 | 130 | 190 | 42 | 184 | 94 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 11 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 8 | SSW 17 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 10 | WNW 7 | SSW 21 | WNW 12 | NW 19 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 169 | 158 | 150 | 9 | 220 | 217 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 200 | 62 | 227 | 178 | 55 | 54 | 2 | 29 | 42 | 98 | 15 | 38 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 143 | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 156 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 73 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 156 | 73 | 30 | 0 |
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