
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 37 | 16 | 40 | 27 | 83 | 165 | 298 | 353 | 521 | 560 | 710 | 928 | 1019 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.00m | 4:48AM0.80m | 5:18PM1.03m | 5:34AM0.87m | 5:59PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.27m | 11:02PM0.30m | 10:44AM0.23m | 11:42PM0.25m | 11:34AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | S 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
23 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — |
24 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | 20 | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 83 | 165 | 298 | 353 | 521 | 560 | 710 | 928 | 1019 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 985 | 1326 | 932 | 948 | 852 | 129 | 120 | 149 | 398 | 129 | 281 | 129 | 126 | 208 | 1339 | 1460 | 1128 | 1128 | 783 | 783 |
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