Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 9AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1799 | 1607 | 1211 | 1084 | 1018 | 836 | 807 | 807 | 821 | 737 | 1714 | 2646 | 2689 | 3508 | 4467 | 5070 | 5299 | 4197 | 2884 | 2024 | 1662 | 3269 | 9504 | 19197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:53AM2.51m | 3:57PM2.99m | 4:32AM2.78m | 4:35PM3.22m | 5:07AM3.05m | 5:12PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM0.98m | 10:23PM0.60m | 10:24AM0.75m | 10:55PM0.34m | 11:01AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 2 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1799 | 1607 | 1211 | 1084 | 1018 | 836 | 807 | 807 | 821 | 737 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5299 | 4197 | 2884 | 2024 | 1662 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 45 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 1714 | 2646 | 2689 | 3508 | 4467 | 5070 | — | — | 34 | 149 | 78 | 3269 | 9504 | 19197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 144 | 282 | 339 | 465 | 463 | 446 | 278 | 34 | 10 | 151 | 414 | 1109 | 1109 | 1198 | 808 |
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