
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s 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 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:28PM0.93m | 1:32AM0.82m | 2:26PM1.00m | 2:31AM0.78m | 3:27PM1.08m | 3:33AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.16m | 7:47AM-0.00m | 8:47PM0.15m | 8:40AM-0.03m | 9:57PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 5 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | E 8 |
33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 66 | 46 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 135 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 4 | SSW 7 |
32 | 43 | 43 | 55 | 58 | 6 | — | 5 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 62 | 49 | 95 | 126 | 169 | 198 | 14 | 128 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 95 | 2626 | 612 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 120 | 718 | 718 | 446 | 202 | 364 | 188 | 29 | 67 | 73 | 888 | 90 | 95 | 171 | 67 | 95 |
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