Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 171 | 181 | 187 | 191 | 191 | 164 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.16m | 4:38AM0.76m | 5:29PM1.23m | 5:41AM0.78m | 6:27PM1.29m | 6:42AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.08m | 10:38AM-0.11m | 00:05AM0.02m | 11:39AM-0.15m | 1:02AM-0.03m | 12:38PM-0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | SSE 10 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 9 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 94 | 77 | 60 | 44 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 4 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | N 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 51 | 103 | 123 | 125 | 9 | 79 | 7 | 64 | 99 | 111 | 261 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 171 | 181 | 187 | 191 | 191 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 293 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 293 | 49 | 329 | 8 | 14 | 149 | 126 | 14 | 1459 | 1106 | 400 | 120 | 126 | 126 | 120 | 126 | 126 |
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