
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 11AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 60 | 51 | 50 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 64 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10AM0.80m | 4:03PM1.17m | 4:21AM0.84m | 5:06PM1.20m | 5:25AM0.92m | 6:02PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.08m | 10:38PM0.18m | 10:23AM0.04m | 11:35PM0.12m | 11:28AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 64 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | SE 7 |
1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 60 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 30 | 31 | — | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 613 | 892 | 606 | 892 | 866 | 866 | 551 | 501 | 281 | 350 | 467 | 576 | 576 | 364 | 364 | 329 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 120 |
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