
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 24°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:17AM0.73m | 7:46PM1.09m | 7:57AM0.77m | 8:22PM1.09m | 8:36AM0.80m | 8:57PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.06m | 2:16AM0.10m | 1:48PM0.04m | 2:50AM0.08m | 2:28PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
23 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 112 | 86 | 69 | 56 | 57 | 48 | 49 | — | 62 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 38 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | NE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | — | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 60 | 143 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 114 | 54 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 1459 | 186 | 1096 | 532 | 981 | 129 | 172 | 126 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 239 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 202 | 120 | 208 | 120 |
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