Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 79 | 78 | 56 | 80 | 230 | 363 | 215 | 190 | 89 | 85 | 225 | 89 | 73 | 163 | 198 | 257 | 264 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59PM3.67m | 8:20AM3.26m | 8:32PM3.57m | 8:55AM3.21m | 9:09PM3.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.17m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:12PM0.21m | 2:41AM0.17m | 2:48PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 85 | 79 | 78 | 56 | 24 | 54 | 37 | 71 | 88 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 89 | 73 | 163 | 198 | 257 | 264 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | NW 6 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 58 | — | 37 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 24 | 4 | 80 | 230 | 363 | 215 | 190 | 58 | 85 | 225 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 214 | 144 | 318 | 518 | 548 | 544 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 5 | 0 |
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