Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19PM0.96m | 3:28AM0.67m | 4:18PM0.97m | 4:28AM0.69m | 5:11PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.32m | 9:22AM0.22m | 10:57PM0.30m | 10:20AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 16 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 4 | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 606 | 129 | 29 | 14 | 129 | 186 | 258 | 37 | 37 | 172 | 171 | 95 | 37 | 161 | 37 | 1861 | 551 | 202 | 126 |
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