Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 248 | 243 | 390 | 305 | 260 | 258 | 328 | 386 | 305 | 230 | 195 | 202 | 167 | 159 | 151 | 163 | 164 | 191 | 207 | 155 | 117 | 94 | 106 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:00AM2.76m | 6:21PM3.19m | 6:35AM2.87m | 6:55PM3.36m | 7:09AM2.95m | 7:28PM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.74m | 11:55AM0.61m | 00:31AM0.60m | 12:29PM0.47m | 1:05AM0.48m | 1:02PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 248 | 243 | 29 | 305 | 260 | 258 | 328 | 386 | 305 | 230 | 195 | 202 | 167 | 159 | 62 | 75 | 96 | 94 | 115 | 110 | 108 | 94 | 80 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 163 | 164 | 191 | 207 | 155 | 117 | — | 106 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 106 | 131 | 10 | 131 | 131 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 121 | 106 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 106 | 530 | 530 | 1208 | 1254 | 41 |
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