
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 74 | 655 | 865 | 980 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:20PM0.77m | 11:52AM1.04m | 00:10AM0.74m | 12:46PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.27m | 5:09AM0.26m | 6:31PM0.32m | 5:59AM0.30m | 7:29PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 |
10 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | E 14 | W 3 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
4 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 49 | 62 | 4 | 24 | 74 | 655 | 865 | 980 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1053 | 1053 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 172 | 182 | 1040 | 532 | 422 | 442 | 208 | 288 | 746 | 981 | 981 | 949 | 929 |
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