Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 3PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2211 | 2022 | 1808 | 1338 | 1180 | 889 | 731 | 668 | 561 | 396 | 363 | 356 | 673 | 1825 | 8617 | 10089 | 9775 | 8995 | 7676 | 6070 | 4306 | 3451 | 2817 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:35AM2.55m | 4:47PM3.04m | 5:10AM2.79m | 5:19PM3.29m | 5:42AM3.02m | 5:51PM3.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.87m | 11:06PM0.63m | 11:03AM0.64m | 11:36PM0.38m | 11:35AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 2211 | 2022 | 1808 | 1338 | 1180 | 889 | 731 | 668 | 561 | 396 | 363 | 356 | 673 | 1825 | 8617 | 10089 | 9775 | 8995 | 7676 | 6070 | 4306 | 3451 | 2817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 36 | 49 | 45 | 35 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 144 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 50 | 248 | 418 | 50 | 248 | 10 | 160 | 160 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 145 | 10 | 10 |
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