Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 7AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1487 | 1479 | 1316 | 1051 | 833 | 591 | 693 | 803 | 996 | 1462 | 2410 | 4512 | 6515 | 8918 | 10775 | 9366 | 8167 | 6552 | 5468 | 4411 | 2827 | 2657 | 2587 | 2112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25AM3.05m | 9:43PM2.84m | 10:02AM2.82m | 10:23PM2.53m | 10:48AM2.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.51m | 3:26PM0.63m | 3:39AM0.78m | 4:06PM0.92m | 4:16AM1.05m | 4:59PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1051 | 833 | 591 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5468 | 4411 | 2827 | 2657 | — | 2112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | W 10 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | SSW 4 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1487 | 1479 | 1316 | — | 510 | 14 | 693 | 803 | 996 | 1462 | 2410 | 4512 | 6515 | 8918 | 10775 | 9366 | 8167 | 6552 | — | — | 20 | 1519 | 2587 | 1265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 260 | 258 | 282 | 248 | 160 | 448 | 430 | 465 | 278 | 464 | 469 | 892 | 786 | 717 | 562 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 144 | 151 | 144 | 160 | 248 |
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