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Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Lighthouse Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 47 | 36 | 211 | 293 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 90 | 87 | 121 | 121 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:43AM2.21m | 3:16PM2.10m | 3:09AM2.32m | 3:57PM2.07m | 3:42AM2.38m | 4:42PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57PM0.67m | 9:16AM0.66m | 9:31PM0.74m | 10:00AM0.66m | 10:07PM0.81m | 10:45AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
17 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 84 | 62 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 90 | 87 | 121 | 121 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 3 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | ENE 8 | — | E 9 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
50 | — | 13 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 47 | 36 | 211 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 109 | 87 | 109 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 141 | 141 | 87 |
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