Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 256 | 187 | 245 | 272 | 970 | 704 | 464 | 336 | 529 | 1225 | 1460 | 1822 | 1859 | 1990 | 2048 | 1886 | 1831 | 1474 | 1299 | 1139 | 1121 | 1025 | 920 |
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 | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM2.24m | 11:23AM2.50m | 00:04AM2.08m | 12:53PM2.45m | 1:47AM2.09m | 2:16PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM1.22m | 5:54PM1.35m | 5:50AM1.38m | 7:51PM1.34m | 7:42AM1.36m | 9:04PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 292 | 256 | 187 | 245 | 242 | 970 | 704 | 464 | 336 | 304 | 1225 | 1460 | 1822 | 1859 | 1990 | 2048 | 1886 | 1831 | 1474 | 1299 | 1139 | 1121 | 1025 | 920 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | W 16 | W 15 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 47 | 45 | 272 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 222 | 529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 17 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 19 | NNW 11 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 20 | 38 | — | 30 | 13 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
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