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Lighthouse Reef surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 13.4°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.5 °C max: 12.9 °C min: 10.3 °C)
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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 13.4°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.5 °C max: 12.9 °C min: 10.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.2
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)6116778888888877712121212111314141414101014139889885588714131313131212161617171716161515141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)12103241313526262417171211877121211242234393936191918181839353537353337291110416315386116107115179179385373364330310283217189172152
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
NW
10
SE
0
SE
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SE
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoncrosscross-
off
offoffglassoffcrossononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
1.99
5:02AM
2.11
5:48PM
2.03
5:50AM
2.07
6:45PM
2.09
6:51AM
2.05
7:48PM
2.15
8:01AM
2.08
8:47PM
2.20
9:02AM
2.15
9:38PM
2.24
9:58AM
2.22
10:25PM
2.26
10:51AM
2.27
11:14PM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.69
11:51AM
0.74
12:12AM
0.78
12:35PM
0.79
1:00AM
0.86
1:27PM
0.81
1:51AM
0.92
2:24PM
0.80
2:50AM
0.91
3:20PM
0.75
3:50AM
0.84
4:12PM
0.68
4:44AM
0.72
5:02PM
0.60
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-----
Sunset5:40-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------5:31-------5:30---
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Rain (mm)
1----------------------------------11211--1-----------------
Temp. °C1110865671313121111111112151615121111111113141312121111111616111087777778777811121099999121110109
Feels °C (?)823301310910788891112128899910111110108881413442223323444348875556697886

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