
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 7AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 198mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 4 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 15 | 40 | 64 | 93 | 239 | 352 | 519 | 701 | 778 | 0 | 619 | 500 | 403 | 280 | 98 | 84 | 75 | 71 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.21m | 7:59PM1.05m | 8:20AM1.23m | 8:39PM0.99m | 9:00AM1.22m | 9:18PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.04m | 1:58PM0.04m | 1:59AM0.05m | 2:43PM0.06m | 2:35AM0.07m | 3:26PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 19 | 15 | 48 | 12 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 |
28 | 14 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 619 | 500 | 403 | 280 | 98 | 198 | 75 | 141 | 137 | 108 | 54 | 35 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 7 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 3 | 71 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
6 | 15 | 40 | 64 | 93 | 239 | 352 | 519 | 701 | 778 | 733 | 572 | 536 | 507 | 507 | 328 | 11 | 226 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1785 | 812 | 808 | 812 | 849 | 1254 | 398 | 398 | 711 | 613 | 719 | 171 | 172 | 338 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 172 | 242 | 161 | 126 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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