
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.14m | 8:24PM1.16m | 8:46AM1.17m | 9:06PM1.09m | 9:30AM1.17m | 9:47PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12PM-0.04m | 2:34AM-0.01m | 3:00PM-0.01m | 3:12AM0.01m | 3:46PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
24 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 7 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 37 | 14 | 37 | 1326 | 699 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 810 | 810 | 808 | 1044 | 798 | 172 | 37 | 293 | 95 | 78 | 67 | 73 | 67 | 29 |
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