Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 12PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 641 | 1004 | 931 | 760 | 596 | 403 | 292 | 207 | 99 | 57 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 80 | 207 | 443 | 611 | 702 | 664 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:48AM2.78m | 11:05PM2.98m | 11:44AM2.67m | 00:07AM2.78m | 12:57PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.78m | 5:20AM0.73m | 5:38PM0.96m | 6:26AM0.89m | 7:02PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 99 | 57 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 207 | 443 | 611 | 702 | 664 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | W 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 3 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 641 | 1004 | 931 | 760 | 596 | 403 | 292 | 207 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 37 | 3 | 43 | 80 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 469 | 503 | 517 | 517 | 1006 | 562 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 24 | 41 | 263 | 448 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 144 | 41 | 5 |
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