Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 8AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 961 | 851 | 764 | 800 | 704 | 582 | 439 | 373 | 308 | 256 | 227 | 245 | 305 | 877 | 757 | 504 | 339 | 1149 | 1422 | 1825 | 1994 | 2056 | 2019 | 2048 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.68m | 10:42PM2.24m | 11:23AM2.50m | 00:04AM2.08m | 12:53PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM1.01m | 4:31PM1.17m | 4:29AM1.22m | 5:54PM1.35m | 5:50AM1.38m | 7:51PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 961 | 851 | 764 | 800 | 704 | 582 | 439 | 373 | 308 | 256 | 227 | 245 | 305 | 877 | 757 | 504 | 339 | 1149 | 1422 | 1825 | 1994 | 2056 | 2019 | 2048 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 16 | W 15 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 200 | 130 | 90 | 135 | 192 | 129 | 121 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 82 | 163 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 318 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | W 17 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 20 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 137 | 135 | 28 | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 38 | — | 7 | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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