Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 125 | 75 | 82 | 35 | 69 | 160 | 129 | 132 | 184 | 148 | 136 | 105 | 82 | 58 | 176 | 230 | 276 | 306 | 367 | 509 | 825 | 1153 | 1175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:53AM3.23m | 9:08PM3.64m | 9:30AM3.10m | 9:46PM3.33m | 10:09AM2.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.04m | 2:42PM0.19m | 3:18AM0.24m | 3:21PM0.39m | 3:53AM0.49m | 4:02PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | W 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 75 | 82 | 35 | 69 | 19 | 49 | 48 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 105 | 82 | 58 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | W 8 | W 7 | N 9 | W 6 | NW 7 | S 3 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | SW 3 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 160 | 129 | 132 | 184 | 148 | 136 | — | — | 4 | 176 | 230 | 276 | 306 | 367 | 509 | 825 | 1153 | 1175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 135 | 251 | 441 | 460 | 258 | 298 | 318 | 248 | 248 | 160 |
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