Lighthouse Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.31° N 8.61° W

Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.6° 

Lighthouse surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.8
W
7
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
2
W
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
44
69
163
129
107
152
117
86
82
45
87
157
206
243
287
350
603
1325
1853
1812
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:53AM3.23m
9:08PM3.64m
9:30AM3.10m
9:46PM3.33m
10:09AM2.93m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.19m
3:18AM0.24m
3:21PM0.39m
3:53AM0.49m
4:02PM0.65m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
8:59
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
13
Feels °C
10
12
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
8
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