
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:33PM1.02m | 00:46AM0.74m | 1:31PM0.98m | 1:46AM0.71m | 2:34PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.23m | 7:09PM0.32m | 6:40AM0.27m | 8:12PM0.36m | 7:39AM0.30m | 9:17PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 |
49 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
7 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 17 | 25 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 14 | 73 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 1040 | 929 | 929 | 6 | 95 | 29 | 1095 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 983 | 129 | 866 | 866 | 625 | 1045 |
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