Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lookout Beach today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lookout Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lookout Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 344 | 303 | 288 | 294 | 272 | 592 | 1193 | 2028 | 2111 | 2027 | 2391 | 3390 | 3781 | 3833 | 3314 | 2787 | 2530 | 2294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.58m | 7:22AM1.34m | 7:52PM1.47m | 8:19AM1.21m | 9:00PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.37m | 1:25PM0.38m | 2:18AM0.47m | 2:22PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 349 | 294 | 294 | 288 | 294 | 240 | 592 | 1193 | 2028 | 2111 | 2027 | 2391 | 3390 | 3781 | 3833 | 3314 | 2787 | 2530 | 2294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 350 | 344 | 303 | 258 | 191 | 220 | 240 | 200 | 205 | 196 | 157 | 151 | 117 | 117 | 88 | 88 | 64 | 65 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 64 | 86 | 142 | 272 | 144 | 120 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 12 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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