
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 14 | |
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 | off | 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 | 10:20AM0.75m | 10:35PM1.01m | 11:02AM0.77m | 11:13PM0.98m | 11:46AM0.81m | 11:54PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.09m | 5:06AM0.06m | 4:52PM0.11m | 5:41AM0.05m | 5:41PM0.13m | 6:19AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
32 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | SE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 968 | 968 | 501 | 171 | 95 | 6 | 95 | 671 | 1861 | 537 | 1333 | 468 | 37 | 613 | 819 | 1780 | 1128 | 1861 | 2675 | 495 | 810 | 615 | 400 |
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