Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (12 Aug):
- 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) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 47 | 127 | 191 | 174 | 167 | 164 | 158 | 125 | 122 | 148 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 56 | 52 | 88 | 90 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:27PM3.81m | 6:54AM3.29m | 7:10PM3.97m | 7:35AM3.34m | 7:51PM3.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM-0.02m | 12:44PM0.07m | 1:25AM-0.11m | 1:24PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 127 | 191 | 174 | 167 | 164 | 158 | 125 | 122 | 148 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 56 | 52 | 88 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 12 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 17 | — | 90 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 100 | 144 | 41 | 280 | 259 | 717 | 717 |
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