Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 96 | 123 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 82 | 80 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:56PM3.27m | 6:12AM2.95m | 6:27PM3.47m | 6:44AM3.09m | 6:57PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.60m | 00:09AM0.49m | 12:05PM0.42m | 00:39AM0.31m | 12:36PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 96 | 123 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 82 | 80 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | W 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | NE 5 | N 11 | — | N 5 | NW 10 | N 5 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | NW 10 | N 8 | NW 9 | N 7 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | NNE 7 | — | — | E 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 50 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24 | 258 | 468 | 178 | 257 | 251 | 251 | 249 | 94 |
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