Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 8PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 800 | 603 | 512 | 439 | 373 | 292 | 256 | 187 | 204 | 247 | 865 | 734 | 472 | 327 | 529 | 1241 | 1460 | 1822 | 1859 | 1990 | 1856 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.68m | 10:42PM2.24m | 11:23AM2.50m | 00:04AM2.08m | 12:53PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM1.17m | 4:29AM1.22m | 5:54PM1.35m | 5:50AM1.38m | 7:51PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 800 | 603 | 512 | 439 | 373 | 292 | 256 | 187 | 204 | 247 | 865 | 734 | 472 | 327 | 529 | 1241 | 1460 | 1822 | 1859 | 1990 | 1856 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | W 16 | W 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 242 | 129 | 121 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 44 | 206 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 222 | 285 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 17 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 19 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 38 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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