Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:24AM0.92m | 1:09PM0.96m | 1:15AM0.82m | 2:06PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.08m | 6:41AM-0.00m | 7:22PM0.16m | 7:28AM0.05m | 8:27PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 10 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 97 | — | 74 | 75 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | S 7 | W 3 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 168 | 200 | 200 | 9 | 77 | 6 | — | 112 | 61 | 64 | 87 | 110 | 118 | 137 | 155 | 182 | 218 | 290 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 552 | 37 | 6 | 126 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 1363 | 766 | 770 | 709 | 614 | 1040 | 1040 | 1040 | 171 | 711 |
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