Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 8 | NNE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 45 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47AM0.73m | 4:35PM0.98m | 4:41AM0.69m | 5:24PM1.01m | 5:32AM0.67m | 6:08PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.06m | 11:06PM0.18m | 10:37AM0.07m | 11:58PM0.16m | 11:21AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 38 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 54 | 45 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 90 | 14 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 14 | 120 | 149 | 501 | 551 | 483 | 501 | 501 | 560 | 613 | 699 | 1363 | 1363 | 841 | 819 | 499 | 465 | 391 | 384 | 565 | 937 | 929 | 781 |
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