Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 65 | 93 | 86 | 82 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
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 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07AM0.76m | 3:06PM1.12m | 3:15AM0.75m | 4:13PM1.17m | 4:25AM0.77m | 5:16PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.01m | 9:42PM0.17m | 9:18AM-0.01m | 10:50PM0.13m | 10:25AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 42 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 62 | 65 | 93 | 86 | 82 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 40 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 329 | 78 | 258 | 1095 | 271 | 589 | 329 | 329 | 172 | 172 | 95 | 78 | 373 | 258 | 258 | 293 | 172 | 208 | 258 | 338 | 530 | 441 | 171 |
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