
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 7PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 38 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:52PM0.98m | 5:00AM0.65m | 5:41PM1.01m | 5:50AM0.66m | 6:26PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.13m | 11:31PM0.23m | 10:49AM0.13m | 00:19AM0.20m | 11:38AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
53 | 65 | 60 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 38 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | NE 5 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | NE 5 | SW 4 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SE 8 | SW 4 | W 4 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
— | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 8 | 17 | — | 57 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 55 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 0 | 126 | 126 | 120 | 126 | 782 | 762 | 14 |
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