
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58PM1.22m | 10:24AM0.97m | 10:47PM1.13m | 11:19AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM-0.15m | 4:23AM-0.11m | 4:26PM-0.09m | 5:10AM-0.09m | 5:22PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SE 13 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 985 | 622 | 699 | 1785 | 1753 | 1333 | 1336 | 1326 | 1326 | 1363 | 1333 | 997 | 1780 | 1333 | 2749 | 1861 | 819 | 371 | 339 |
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