Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 22 | 41 | 187 | 414 | 509 | 452 | 467 | 443 | 424 | 354 | 347 | 288 | 233 | 184 | 134 | 101 | 76 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:49PM2.54m | 4:18AM2.38m | 4:43PM2.77m | 5:03AM2.58m | 5:22PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM1.14m | 10:18AM1.04m | 11:00PM0.93m | 10:59AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
21 | 11 | 27 | 187 | 414 | 509 | 452 | 467 | 443 | 424 | 354 | 347 | 288 | 233 | 184 | 134 | 101 | 76 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
13 | 22 | 41 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 19 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | ESE 2 | E 2 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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