Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 7PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | N 6 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 74 | 94 | 85 | 79 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:57PM3.61m | 7:15AM3.20m | 7:28PM3.68m | 7:47AM3.26m | 7:59PM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.28m | 1:09AM0.17m | 1:07PM0.19m | 1:38AM0.10m | 1:39PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 74 | 94 | 85 | 79 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | NW 6 | WSW 11 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 448 | 454 | 448 | 144 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 394 | 251 | 230 | 166 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 |
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