Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.31° N 8.61° W

Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.4° 

Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
47
127
191
174
167
164
158
125
122
148
83
81
79
56
52
88
90
116
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
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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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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