Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 10PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3290 | 2724 | 2396 | 2073 | 2043 | 2323 | 2726 | 3133 | 3345 | 3696 | 3823 | 3876 | 3487 | 2897 | 2322 | 1963 | 1756 | 1565 | 1547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17PM2.26m | 11:59AM2.39m | 00:49AM2.08m | 1:46PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM1.20m | 5:10AM1.29m | 6:32PM1.40m | 6:53AM1.43m | 8:42PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | 2724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2322 | 1963 | 1756 | 1565 | 1547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3290 | 1575 | 2396 | 2073 | 2043 | 2323 | 2726 | 3133 | 3345 | 3696 | 3823 | 3876 | 3487 | 2897 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 571 | 248 | 160 | 712 | 712 | 707 | 751 | 726 | 726 | 278 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 248 | 100 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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