Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 4AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1472 | 1496 | 2076 | 2076 | 1355 | 1229 | 1185 | 1060 | 961 | 851 | 764 | 800 | 603 | 512 | 439 | 373 | 308 | 256 | 227 | 269 | 333 | 970 | 737 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30AM2.90m | 9:50PM2.47m | 10:17AM2.68m | 10:42PM2.24m | 11:23AM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.77m | 3:39PM0.91m | 3:40AM1.01m | 4:31PM1.17m | 4:29AM1.22m | 5:54PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 970 | 861 | — | — | 1355 | 1229 | 1185 | 1060 | 961 | 851 | 764 | 800 | 603 | 512 | 439 | 373 | 308 | 256 | 227 | 269 | 333 | 970 | 737 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | NNW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | W 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 65 | 200 | 130 | 90 | 135 | 242 | 170 | 121 | 117 | 75 | 73 | 48 | 48 | 333 | 26 | 25 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 17 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | — | WNW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 137 | 137 | 29 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 47 | 46 | 15 | — | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1472 | 1496 | 2076 | 2076 | 688 | 467 | 333 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 160 | 389 | 390 | 432 | 629 | 258 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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