Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 7PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 959 | 878 | 783 | 710 | 644 | 815 | 940 | 554 | 560 | 402 | 287 | 234 | 193 | 139 | 141 | 114 | 132 | 127 | 94 | 80 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:50AM2.73m | 11:10PM2.64m | 11:40AM2.53m | 00:07AM2.36m | 12:52PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.93m | 5:13AM1.03m | 5:46PM1.19m | 6:14AM1.25m | 7:17PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 783 | 710 | 644 | 815 | 472 | 335 | 231 | 154 | 144 | 110 | 106 | 103 | 72 | 68 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | — | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 959 | 878 | 480 | — | — | — | 940 | 554 | 560 | 402 | 287 | 234 | 193 | 139 | 141 | 114 | 132 | 127 | 94 | 80 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 151 | 160 | 206 | 33 | 225 | 214 | 429 | 390 | 1054 | 258 | 298 | 427 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 161 |
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