Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 34 | 49 | 54 | 67 | 47 | 131 | 183 | 238 | 338 | 466 | 586 | 773 | 961 | 957 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54AM0.74m | 4:31PM1.00m | 4:48AM0.80m | 5:18PM1.03m | 5:34AM0.87m | 5:59PM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.27m | 11:02PM0.30m | 10:44AM0.23m | 11:42PM0.25m | 11:34AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | E 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | E 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 3 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 34 | 49 | 54 | 67 | 47 | 131 | 183 | 238 | 338 | 466 | 586 | 773 | 961 | 957 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 985 | 981 | 1333 | 1459 | 757 | 129 | 129 | 149 | 281 | 1107 | 149 | 129 | 208 | 129 | 129 | 1753 | 1861 | 1861 | 1481 | 946 |
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