
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 7 | N 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:57PM1.09m | 9:14AM0.84m | 9:32PM1.07m | 9:53AM0.88m | 10:07PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.04m | 3:23AM0.05m | 3:08PM0.04m | 3:54AM0.04m | 3:49PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
51 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 50 | 60 | 43 | 35 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | ESE 9 | — | N 5 | — | — | NE 7 | N 3 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | — |
2 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 72 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 329 | 129 | 6 | 37 | 501 | 37 | 6 | 718 | 718 | 434 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 551 | 748 | 1096 | 847 | 1022 |
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