Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 9PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 650 | 452 | 292 | 233 | 91 | 57 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 46 | 159 | 427 | 637 | 732 | 698 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05PM2.98m | 11:44AM2.67m | 00:07AM2.78m | 12:57PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.78m | 5:20AM0.73m | 5:38PM0.96m | 6:26AM0.89m | 7:02PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 8 | 18 | 81 | 57 | 40 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 46 | 159 | 427 | 637 | 732 | 698 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | NW 5 | — | W 10 | N 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 650 | 452 | 292 | 233 | 91 | 48 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 252 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 1174 | 517 | 717 | 712 | 717 | 41 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 263 | 263 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 41 | 160 | 144 |
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