Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lightning Bolt today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lightning Bolt at 5AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lightning Bolt. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 412 | 534 | 527 | 654 | 835 | 865 | 1164 | 1156 | 1129 | 1281 | 1311 | 1344 | 1491 | 1422 | 1739 | 1977 | 2146 | 2641 | 3555 | 4258 | 4594 | 4672 | 4945 | 5434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:32AM1.21m | 9:59PM1.31m | 10:34AM1.08m | 10:38PM1.32m | 12:05PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.53m | 3:36PM0.51m | 4:31AM0.51m | 4:09PM0.64m | 5:43AM0.48m | 4:49PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 18 |
| kJ | 412 | 534 | 527 | 654 | 835 | 865 | 1164 | 1156 | 1129 | 1281 | 1311 | 1344 | 1491 | 1422 | 1739 | 1977 | 2146 | 2641 | 3555 | 4258 | 4594 | 4672 | 4945 | 5434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 43 | 31 | 22 | — | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 348 | 348 | 598 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 1000 | 202 | 0 | 0 |
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