Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 852 | 715 | 464 | 336 | 529 | 1225 | 1460 | 1994 | 2027 | 2019 | 2019 | 1905 | 1679 | 1474 | 1299 | 1139 | 1139 | 1139 | 1259 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:04AM2.08m | 12:53PM2.45m | 1:47AM2.09m | 2:16PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM1.35m | 5:50AM1.38m | 7:51PM1.34m | 7:42AM1.36m | 9:04PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 852 | 715 | 464 | 336 | 309 | 1225 | 1460 | 1994 | 2027 | 2019 | 2019 | 1905 | 1679 | 1474 | 1299 | 1139 | 1139 | 1139 | 1259 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 64 | 222 | 529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 19 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 148 | 25 | 5 | 25 |
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