
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
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 | 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 | 11:46AM0.81m | 11:54PM0.93m | 12:35PM0.87m | 00:40AM0.87m | 1:28PM0.93m | 1:32AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.05m | 5:41PM0.13m | 6:19AM0.04m | 6:37PM0.16m | 7:00AM0.02m | 7:39PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
18 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 49 | 65 | 88 | 97 | 123 | 112 | 91 | 128 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 819 | 819 | 819 | 2806 | 1128 | 782 | 338 | 709 | 1045 | 442 | 2144 | 2144 | 129 | 1045 | 67 | 37 | 172 | 172 | 293 | 95 | 610 | 6 | 612 | 95 |
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