
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:35PM0.87m | 00:40AM0.87m | 1:28PM0.93m | 1:32AM0.82m | 2:26PM1.00m | 2:31AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.16m | 7:00AM0.02m | 7:39PM0.16m | 7:47AM-0.00m | 8:47PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 |
23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | NE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | ENE 6 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | N 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 11 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 4 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
16 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 49 | 66 | 53 | 43 | 46 | 77 | 71 | 91 | 109 | 107 | 6 | — | — | 110 | 47 | 85 | 87 | 91 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 775 | 1048 | 120 | 873 | 350 | 338 | 202 | 242 | 329 | 625 | 29 | 293 | 172 | 95 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 762 | 364 | 49 | 8 |
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