Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 11). 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 (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 65 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 45 | 88 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 49 | 48 | 103 | 160 | 188 | 229 | 167 | 164 | 125 | 122 | 157 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:18AM3.01m | 5:40PM3.54m | 6:09AM3.18m | 6:27PM3.81m | 6:54AM3.29m | 7:10PM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.45m | 11:15AM0.42m | 11:57PM0.18m | 12:01PM0.21m | 00:43AM-0.02m | 12:44PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 65 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 45 | 88 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 49 | 48 | 103 | 160 | 188 | 229 | 167 | 164 | 125 | 122 | 68 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | W 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | W 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | WSW 10 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 124 | 41 |
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