Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.25m | 10:11PM0.96m | 10:37AM1.21m | 11:04PM0.92m | 11:33AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM-0.12m | 3:51AM-0.12m | 4:50PM-0.07m | 4:43AM-0.06m | 5:49PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 35 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | E 7 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 43 | 66 | 83 | 77 | 49 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 1831 | 1119 | 612 | 1831 | 425 | 469 | 469 | 868 | 1119 | 449 | 431 | 381 | 449 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 625 | 361 | 361 |
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