Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 12AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 34 | 16 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 63 | 67 | 64 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.10m | 7:28AM0.90m | 7:51PM1.11m | 8:06AM0.96m | 8:26PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.13m | 1:27PM0.06m | 2:09AM0.09m | 2:07PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
25 | 34 | 4 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 34 | 24 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
2 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | — | — |
4 | — | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 4 | 83 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 63 | 67 | 64 | 52 | 32 | 23 | — | 33 | 18 | 18 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1040 | 766 | 718 | 719 | 67 | 67 | 172 | 947 | 1040 | 863 | 338 | 171 | 49 | 49 | 67 | 126 | 293 | 78 | 37 |
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