Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- 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 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | S 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 40 | 31 | 52 | 327 | 1229 | 5495 | 8843 | 10007 | 8852 | 7034 | 5217 | 4119 | 3102 | 2548 | 1999 | 1632 | 1315 | 1082 | 1029 | 1027 | 785 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:30AM3.40m | 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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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 40 | 31 | 42 | 327 | 1229 | 5495 | 8843 | 10007 | 8852 | 7034 | 5217 | 4119 | 3102 | 2548 | 1999 | 1632 | 1315 | 1082 | 1029 | 1027 | 785 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 110 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 71 | 83 | 52 | 57 | 43 | 41 | 34 | 36 | — | — | 19 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 469 | 371 | 421 | 434 | 421 | 421 | 151 | 119 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 145 | 145 | 100 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 145 | 160 | 100 | 10 |
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