Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 821 | 1365 | 1390 | 2646 | 2968 | 3912 | 3880 | 3725 | 3614 | 3502 | 2508 | 1846 | 1462 | 5596 | 13561 | 24890 | 29056 | 25665 | 23487 | 18368 | 14680 | 11717 | 8906 | 6138 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:32AM2.78m | 4:35PM3.22m | 5:07AM3.05m | 5:12PM3.42m | 5:41AM3.28m | 5:49PM3.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM0.60m | 10:24AM0.75m | 10:55PM0.34m | 11:01AM0.52m | 11:28PM0.12m | 11:37AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 821 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3614 | 3502 | 2508 | 1846 | 1462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SW 5 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1365 | 1390 | 2646 | 2968 | 3912 | 3880 | 3725 | — | — | 42 | 155 | 126 | 5596 | 13561 | 24890 | 29056 | 25665 | 23487 | 18368 | 14680 | 11717 | 8906 | 6138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 144 | 227 | 219 | 468 | 464 | 530 | 278 | 5 | 10 | 145 | 434 | 1076 | 1076 | 1181 | 808 | 1198 | 1198 | 808 | 1198 | 1198 | 717 | 756 | 248 |
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