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Lightning Bolt surfForecast / North / Taiwan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lightning Bolt surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lightning Bolt sea temperature is
24.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lightning Bolt today?
The current surf forecast for Lightning Bolt at 12AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lightning Bolt. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
162 | 171 | 216 | 265 | 206 | 210 | 212 | 187 | 196 | 118 | 247 | 265 | 285 | 299 | 262 | 225 | 223 | 199 | 183 | 160 | 86 | 164 | 164 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.15m | 7:18AM1.43m | 9:19PM1.09m | 7:47AM1.39m | 10:09PM1.03m | 8:20AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.80m | 2:32PM0.22m | 1:47AM0.84m | 3:13PM0.28m | 2:13AM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
— | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
20 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 43 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 187 | 196 | 118 | 247 | 265 | 180 | — | — | 225 | 223 | 199 | 183 | 160 | 86 | 164 | 164 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | E 9 | N 6 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 51 | 76 | 60 | 94 | 50 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 |
| kJ | 162 | 171 | 216 | 265 | 206 | 210 | 212 | — | 176 | — | — | — | 285 | 299 | 262 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1025 | 1000 | 609 | 609 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | 307 | 348 | 348 | 596 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
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