Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 7 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | N 5 | ESE 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 17 | E 16 | S 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 116 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53AM0.85m | 8:30PM1.36m | 8:49AM0.86m | 9:24PM1.33m | 9:46AM0.88m | 10:17PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM-0.11m | 1:47PM-0.22m | 3:05AM-0.12m | 2:44PM-0.20m | 3:57AM-0.12m | 3:41PM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
16 | 14 | 116 | 97 | 83 | 86 | 71 | 67 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 31 | 6 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 68 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | N 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 4 | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 16 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | N 5 | N 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | WNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
196 | 191 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 62 | 116 | 143 | 124 | 18 | 9 | 89 | 118 | 130 | 152 | 158 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 172 | 202 | 6 | 126 | 120 | 208 | 208 | 78 | 6 | 329 | 659 | 718 | 748 | 1459 | 202 | 95 | 95 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 171 | 499 | 932 |
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