Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.11m | 8:06AM0.96m | 8:26PM1.11m | 8:44AM1.01m | 9:02PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:07PM0.04m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:49PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | SE 5 | — | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 25 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1040 | 465 | 171 | 126 | 171 | 95 | 78 | 95 | 95 | 29 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 37 | 208 |
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