
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 35 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 54 | 36 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:03PM0.95m | 3:06AM0.68m | 3:59PM0.96m | 4:05AM0.65m | 4:52PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.24m | 9:06AM0.12m | 10:36PM0.24m | 9:58AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 54 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | — | — | 35 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
206 | 182 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 131 | 104 | 86 | 2 | — | 39 | 27 | — | 8 | 20 | 27 | 54 | 50 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 95 | 409 | 202 | 126 | 748 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
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