Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.31° N 8.61° W

Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.4° 

Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
74
73
50
49
48
47
166
191
174
167
164
125
125
122
117
83
79
102
99
51
35
112
90
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:09AM3.18m
6:27PM3.81m
6:54AM3.29m
7:10PM3.97m
7:35AM3.34m
7:51PM3.99m
Low Tide
11:57PM0.18m
12:01PM0.21m
00:43AM-0.02m
12:44PM0.07m
1:25AM-0.11m
1:24PM0.01m
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6:03
6:05
6:07
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9:13
9:09
9:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
18
21
22
22
20
19
18
18
18
20
22
20
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
15
13
16
19
22
22
20
20
18
18
18
20
22
21
16
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
10
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