Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 47 | 39 | 88 | 91 | 93 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:24AM3.07m | 9:42PM3.70m | 10:09AM2.92m | 10:27PM3.43m | 10:56AM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.27m | 3:59AM0.29m | 3:54PM0.48m | 4:44AM0.51m | 4:42PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 75 | 13 | 28 | 46 | 41 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 47 | 39 | 88 | 91 | 93 | 81 | 81 | — | 59 | 59 | 57 | 38 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 44 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 414 | 65 | 214 | 65 | 33 | 275 | 121 | 302 | 33 | 33 | 102 | 161 | 214 | 260 | 161 | 161 | 161 |
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