
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM0.98m | 4:41AM0.69m | 5:24PM1.01m | 5:32AM0.67m | 6:08PM1.04m | 6:18AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.06m | 11:06PM0.18m | 10:37AM0.07m | 11:58PM0.16m | 11:21AM0.07m | 00:45AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 7 |
9 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 5 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 29 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 26 | 35 | 45 | 29 | 45 | 84 | 102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 14 | 440 | 606 | 495 | 501 | 501 | 565 | 719 | 719 | 1040 | 1040 | 819 | 548 | 499 | 441 | 384 | 391 | 506 | 329 | 338 | 171 | 171 | 95 |
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