
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31AM0.89m | 7:10PM1.28m | 7:27AM0.96m | 8:00PM1.27m | 8:20AM1.02m | 8:48PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM-0.13m | 1:36AM-0.03m | 1:29PM-0.14m | 2:23AM-0.06m | 2:23PM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 |
20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | NE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 6 | E 13 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 13 | 43 | 49 | — | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1461 | 1785 | 2626 | 2626 | 1952 | 1384 | 161 | 202 | 37 | 281 | 1461 | 2827 | 1753 | 1333 | 1326 | 1459 | 400 | 338 | 442 | 2049 | 495 | 613 | 78 |
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