Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 109 | 137 | 134 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 749 | 142 | 332 | 411 | 688 | 1148 | 1508 | 1775 | 1396 | 1141 | 1117 | 1127 | 1610 | 2986 | 5352 | 7927 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:30PM3.45m | 7:48AM3.41m | 8:03PM3.24m | 8:19AM3.29m | 8:36PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.16m | 1:30AM0.16m | 1:48PM0.26m | 2:00AM0.34m | 2:23PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 4 | W 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 109 | 137 | 134 | 125 | 121 | 119 | 6 | 142 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1775 | 1396 | 1141 | 1117 | 1127 | 1610 | 2986 | 5352 | 7927 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 3 | W 4 | NW 8 | NW 12 | N 8 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 18 | 48 | 749 | 125 | 332 | 411 | 688 | 1148 | 1508 | — | 16 | 25 | 44 | 60 | 75 | 100 | 83 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 371 | 371 | 434 | 160 | 230 | 438 | 517 | 498 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 151 | 364 | 469 | 687 | 677 | 469 | 469 |
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