
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 33 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 50 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.13m | 6:09AM1.10m | 6:33PM1.12m | 6:56AM1.17m | 7:17PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.09m | 12:21PM0.05m | 00:42AM0.05m | 1:12PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
12 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 33 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 50 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SE 9 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — |
2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 281 | 129 | 398 | 129 | 129 | 400 | 763 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 126 | 208 | 2262 | 1753 | 1900 | 1069 |
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