Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 117 | 86 | 82 | 61 | 117 | 198 | 200 | 276 | 315 | 371 | 512 | 904 | 1375 | 1659 | 1693 | 2000 | 2091 | 1875 | 1574 | 1245 | 1061 | 935 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:30AM3.10m | 9:46PM3.33m | 10:09AM2.93m | 10:26PM2.98m | 10:50AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.39m | 3:53AM0.49m | 4:02PM0.65m | 4:30AM0.77m | 4:47PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 86 | 82 | 61 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1574 | 1245 | 1061 | 935 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 152 | 117 | — | — | 3 | 117 | 198 | 200 | 276 | 315 | 371 | 512 | 904 | 1375 | 1659 | 1693 | 2000 | 2091 | 1875 | 1010 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 144 | 251 | 441 | 251 | 258 | 318 | 530 | 530 | 530 | 144 | 160 | 438 | 159 | 144 | 144 | 216 | 214 | 214 |
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