
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 113mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 54 | 36 | 35 | 60 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:06AM0.68m | 3:59PM0.96m | 4:05AM0.65m | 4:52PM0.98m | 5:00AM0.65m | 5:41PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.12m | 10:36PM0.24m | 9:58AM0.13m | 11:31PM0.23m | 10:49AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 34 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 23 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NE 6 |
108 | 83 | 67 | 50 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 88 | 125 | 146 | 54 | 40 | 32 | 60 | 26 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 409 | 409 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 29 | 208 | 126 | 120 | 120 |
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