Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
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 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | 8:40AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 66 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 36 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 14 | N 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 38 | 56 | 66 | 55 | 116 | 44 | 67 | 69 | 81 | 93 | 164 | 152 | — | 7 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 66 | 41 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 1912 | 782 | 171 | 202 | 202 | 8 | 1048 | 2765 | 625 | 625 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 811 | 239 | 506 | 364 | 6 | 29 | 86 | 67 |
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