Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20PM0.98m | 1:26AM0.72m | 2:18PM0.96m | 2:25AM0.68m | 3:19PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.14m | 7:49PM0.27m | 7:27AM0.19m | 8:55PM0.31m | 8:22AM0.22m | 10:00PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
46 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 32 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | E 16 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 7 | SE 14 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 6 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | E 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | S 5 | — | — | SE 4 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 46 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 14 | 710 | 932 | 819 | 819 | 576 | 551 | 501 | 613 | 1128 | 932 | 881 | 6 | 329 | 329 | 983 | 329 | 2675 | 1045 | 1048 | 612 |
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