Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Lighthouse today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Lighthouse at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Lighthouse. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 94 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM1.19m | 7:52PM0.83m | 8:13AM1.16m | 8:30PM0.80m | 8:52AM1.12m | 9:10PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.08m | 2:07PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.11m | 2:47PM0.14m | 2:16AM0.14m | 3:28PM0.18m | 2:56AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 119 | 94 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 66 | 52 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | E 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 95 | 88 | 97 | 121 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 95 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 878 | 782 | 819 | 819 | 819 | 931 | 944 | 1096 | 161 | 37 | 161 | 161 | 537 |
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