
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:35AM0.69m | 7:07PM1.06m | 7:17AM0.73m | 7:46PM1.09m | 7:57AM0.77m | 8:22PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.17m | 12:24PM0.08m | 1:40AM0.14m | 1:07PM0.06m | 2:16AM0.10m | 1:48PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
36 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 178 | 92 | 74 | 59 | 1 | 76 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | S 8 | E 10 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | — | N 4 | N 4 | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 56 | 94 | 237 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 74 | 76 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 95 | 719 | 1096 | 95 | 1101 | 879 | 565 | 293 | 29 | 29 | 1096 | 1096 | 329 | 299 | 293 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 120 |
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