Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 1PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1679 | 1512 | 1299 | 1259 | 1139 | 1139 | 1240 | 3121 | 5965 | 3926 | 3414 | 3336 | 3164 | 2646 | 2257 | 1946 | 1930 | 1444 | 1160 | 1141 | 1042 | 1005 | 1106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.56m | 3:03AM2.27m | 3:14PM2.76m | 3:53AM2.51m | 3:57PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM1.36m | 9:04PM1.14m | 8:55AM1.20m | 9:48PM0.88m | 9:44AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1679 | 1512 | 1299 | 1259 | 1139 | 1139 | 1240 | 3121 | — | — | — | 1041 | 3164 | 2646 | 2257 | 1946 | 1930 | 1444 | 1160 | 1141 | 1042 | 1005 | 1106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 26 | 30 | 16 | 8 | — | — | 5965 | 3926 | 3414 | 3336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 144 | 217 | 430 | 421 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
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