Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 323 | 301 | 264 | 229 | 186 | 155 | 127 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 40 | 131 | 147 | 147 | 138 | 157 | 356 | 625 | 815 | 799 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:55AM3.21m | 9:09PM3.40m | 9:33AM3.09m | 9:50PM3.15m | 10:18AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.32m | 3:16AM0.32m | 3:28PM0.49m | 3:56AM0.54m | 4:17PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 10 | W 7 | W 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 301 | 264 | 229 | 186 | 155 | 127 | 77 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 55 | 40 | 51 | 138 | 157 | 37 | 35 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 11 | W 17 | N 10 | N 11 | — | — | W 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 40 | — | 12 | 6 | 53 | 57 | — | — | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | S 2 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | SSW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 314 | 323 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 131 | 147 | 147 | — | 4 | 356 | 625 | 815 | 799 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 265 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 10 | 117 | 41 | 5 | 41 | 469 | 248 | 248 |
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