Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1392 | 1556 | 1701 | 1728 | 1471 | 1194 | 1233 | 1116 | 855 | 723 | 541 | 430 | 410 | 351 | 291 | 233 | 171 | 96 | 67 | 42 | 41 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16PM1.10m | 7:34AM1.12m | 7:53PM1.09m | 8:14AM1.19m | 8:33PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.08m | 1:25AM0.08m | 1:46PM0.05m | 1:59AM0.04m | 2:31PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1392 | 1556 | 1701 | 1728 | 1471 | 1194 | 1233 | 1116 | 855 | 723 | 541 | 430 | 410 | 351 | 291 | 233 | 171 | 96 | 67 | 42 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 38 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 149 | 149 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 120 | 120 | 126 | 120 | 120 | 171 | 49 | 37 | 67 | 29 |
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