Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 176 | 163 | 135 | 145 | 123 | 140 | 125 | 125 | 91 | 82 | 45 | 80 | 165 | 167 | 125 | 215 | 201 | 157 | 120 | 83 | 59 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:15AM3.32m | 8:30PM3.88m | 8:53AM3.23m | 9:08PM3.64m | 9:30AM3.10m | 9:46PM3.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.05m | 2:42AM0.04m | 2:42PM0.19m | 3:18AM0.24m | 3:21PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 185 | 176 | 163 | 135 | 145 | 123 | 140 | 125 | 125 | 91 | 82 | 45 | 80 | 165 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 157 | 120 | 83 | 59 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 8 | W 7 | N 9 | W 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 167 | 125 | 215 | 201 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 161 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1006 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 113 | 119 | 144 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 41 | 144 |
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