
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:35PM1.03m | 12:14PM0.97m | 00:24AM0.92m | 1:09PM0.96m | 1:15AM0.82m | 2:06PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM-0.05m | 6:21PM0.08m | 6:41AM-0.00m | 7:22PM0.16m | 7:28AM0.05m | 8:27PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 12 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 114 | 74 | 56 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | E 12 | — | — | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
213 | 257 | 225 | 193 | 163 | 178 | 200 | 237 | 244 | 191 | 4 | — | 130 | 82 | 91 | 120 | 71 | 87 | 95 | 135 | 130 | 171 | 316 | 366 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 770 | 172 | 171 | 95 | 293 | 329 | 442 | 495 | 501 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 1053 | 120 | 770 | 614 | 561 | 1040 | 1040 | 989 | 915 | 649 |
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