
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 1AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | N 5 | E 9 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.09m | 7:57AM0.77m | 8:22PM1.09m | 8:36AM0.80m | 8:57PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.10m | 1:48PM0.04m | 2:50AM0.08m | 2:28PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
23 | 21 | 4 | 56 | 41 | 78 | 51 | 57 | 58 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 86 | 67 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | N 5 | E 9 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 6 |
3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | ENE 6 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | ESE 9 | E 6 | NE 7 |
2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
5 | 16 | 61 | 41 | 97 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 48 | 86 | 143 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1096 | 932 | 1101 | 293 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 208 | 441 | 161 | 37 | 14 | 120 | 126 | 208 | 120 | 161 |
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