Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 53 | 90 | 161 | 142 | 165 | 0 | 120 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.11m | 10:19PM0.99m | 10:50AM1.13m | 11:02PM0.93m | 11:40AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.02m | 4:18PM0.07m | 4:25AM0.02m | 5:09PM0.11m | 5:07AM0.04m | 6:05PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
30 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 90 | 161 | 142 | 165 | 189 | 120 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 53 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 15 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 37 | 37 | 129 | 910 | 37 | 1043 | 1043 | 1713 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 271 | 258 | 188 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 67 | 409 |
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