Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 45 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 41 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.17m | 1:55AM0.83m | 2:42PM1.15m | 3:09AM0.87m | 3:50PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.12m | 8:10PM0.23m | 7:55AM0.15m | 9:19PM0.22m | 9:11AM0.14m | 10:20PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 45 | 55 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 3 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 4 | — | N 3 | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 120 | 120 | 937 | 779 | 129 | 171 | 171 | 6 | 49 | 73 | 67 | 49 | 6 | 171 | 411 | 411 | 422 | 431 | 812 |
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