Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 44 | 69 | 163 | 129 | 107 | 152 | 117 | 86 | 82 | 45 | 87 | 157 | 206 | 243 | 287 | 350 | 603 | 1325 | 1853 | 1812 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:53AM3.23m | 9:08PM3.64m | 9:30AM3.10m | 9:46PM3.33m | 10:09AM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.19m | 3:18AM0.24m | 3:21PM0.39m | 3:53AM0.49m | 4:02PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 44 | 69 | 163 | 129 | 48 | 12 | 117 | 86 | 82 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | NW 7 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 7 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 12 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | S 3 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 107 | 152 | — | — | — | 2 | 87 | 157 | 206 | 243 | 287 | 350 | 603 | 1325 | 1853 | 1812 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 24 | 5 | 97 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 135 | 251 | 441 | 470 | 251 | 41 | 248 | 1282 | 540 | 144 |
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