Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1049 | 846 | 734 | 734 | 647 | 516 | 400 | 281 | 184 | 100 | 65 | 64 | 37 | 21 | 26 | 50 | 31 | 74 | 1510 | 2567 | 4081 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:30PM3.68m | 7:53AM3.47m | 8:07PM3.56m | 8:30AM3.40m | 8:48PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.09m | 1:38AM-0.04m | 1:51PM0.11m | 2:12AM0.09m | 2:30PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1049 | 846 | 734 | 734 | 647 | 516 | 400 | 281 | 184 | 100 | 65 | 64 | 37 | 21 | 26 | 50 | 31 | 63 | 1510 | 2567 | 4081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 74 | 37 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 51 | 61 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 148 | 30 | 441 | 441 | 441 | 519 | 712 | 414 | 414 | 751 | 251 | 684 | 10 | 421 | 144 | 5 |
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