Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 9PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 1190 | 5120 | 8197 | 9699 | 8525 | 7933 | 6105 | 4690 | 3403 | 2767 | 2077 | 1632 | 1338 | 1082 | 844 | 736 | 990 | 517 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:48PM3.33m | 9:12AM3.25m | 9:35PM3.04m | 10:02AM3.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.23m | 2:50AM0.30m | 3:15PM0.43m | 3:34AM0.57m | 4:09PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 327 | 1190 | 5120 | 8197 | 9699 | 8525 | 7933 | 6105 | 4690 | 3403 | 2767 | 2077 | 1632 | 1338 | 1082 | 844 | 736 | — | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 11 | W 6 |
| kJ | 69 | 52 | 41 | 45 | 37 | 32 | — | 20 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 258 | 306 | 990 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 151 | 119 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 145 | 145 | 248 | 24 | 24 | 50 | 50 | 145 | 5 | 6 |
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