Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | W 9 | NNW 6 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 227 | 227 | 234 | 137 | 206 | 144 | 184 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:15AM3.20m | 7:28PM3.68m | 7:47AM3.26m | 7:59PM3.67m | 8:20AM3.26m | 8:32PM3.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.17m | 1:07PM0.19m | 1:38AM0.10m | 1:39PM0.17m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:12PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 94 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 10 | 37 | 56 | 78 | 11 | 38 | 62 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | — | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 52 | — | 68 | 29 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | NW 6 | WSW 11 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | NW 6 | NW 2 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 227 | 227 | 234 | 137 | 206 | 144 | 184 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 348 | 256 | 256 | 230 | 166 | 50 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 144 | 254 | 390 | 278 | 278 | 106 | 41 | 41 | 6 |
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