Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 1PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 213 | 286 | 209 | 188 | 220 | 109 | 98 | 86 | 73 | 145 | 222 | 326 | 341 | 294 | 212 | 149 | 127 | 96 | 75 | 54 | 40 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:20AM3.26m | 8:32PM3.57m | 8:55AM3.21m | 9:09PM3.40m | 9:33AM3.09m | 9:50PM3.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM0.21m | 2:41AM0.17m | 2:48PM0.32m | 3:16AM0.32m | 3:28PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 55 | 51 | 70 | 75 | 40 | 58 | 56 | 86 | 73 | 145 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 294 | 212 | 149 | 127 | 96 | 75 | 54 | 40 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 13 | 37 | 46 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 2 | WSW 5 | W 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 213 | 286 | 209 | 188 | 220 | 109 | 98 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 222 | 326 | 341 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 460 | 518 | 541 | 248 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 250 | 144 | 144 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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