Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.06m | 9:33PM1.17m | 9:59AM1.08m | 10:18PM1.08m | 10:47AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM-0.09m | 3:50AM-0.07m | 4:07PM-0.03m | 4:31AM-0.03m | 4:59PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | 11 | 24 | 23 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
3 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 64 | 53 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2765 | 2827 | 2827 | 1952 | 1780 | 208 | 14 | 14 | 129 | 2626 | 2787 | 1879 | 208 | 37 | 358 | 476 | 819 | 819 | 711 | 981 | 176 |
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