Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 82 | 80 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:12AM2.95m | 6:27PM3.47m | 6:44AM3.09m | 6:57PM3.61m | 7:15AM3.20m | 7:28PM3.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.49m | 12:05PM0.42m | 00:39AM0.31m | 12:36PM0.28m | 1:09AM0.17m | 1:07PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 96 | 118 | 115 | 110 | 82 | 80 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | N 7 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 139 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 251 | 250 | 144 | 103 | 94 | 138 | 94 | 230 | 278 | 230 | 230 | 250 |
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