Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 22 | 52 | 94 | 85 | 79 | 78 | 84 | 281 | 498 | 545 | 384 | 234 | 183 | 88 | 107 | 157 | 314 | 407 | 524 | 505 | 385 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM3.26m | 7:59PM3.67m | 8:20AM3.26m | 8:32PM3.57m | 8:55AM3.21m | 9:09PM3.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.17m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:12PM0.21m | 2:41AM0.17m | 2:48PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 52 | 94 | 85 | 79 | 78 | 24 | 24 | — | 54 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 47 | 56 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 505 | 385 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 57 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | WSW 11 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | 8 | 84 | 281 | 498 | 545 | 384 | 234 | 183 | 88 | 107 | 157 | 314 | 407 | 524 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 213 | 254 | 441 | 460 | 278 | 248 | 248 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 243 | 265 | 41 | 39 | 0 |
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