Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 34 | 49 | 39 | 50 | 54 | 42 | 149 | 176 | 145 | 52 | 172 | 184 | 229 | 220 | 259 | 246 | 301 | 293 | 226 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.55m | 11:57PM1.49m | 12:26PM1.58m | 00:43AM1.51m | 1:10PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.47m | 5:56AM0.42m | 6:28PM0.47m | 6:41AM0.40m | 7:13PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 34 | 49 | 39 | 50 | 54 | 270 | 260 | 188 | 183 | 179 | 75 | 62 | 25 | 38 | 329 | 320 | 299 | 293 | 226 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 42 | 72 | 132 | 146 | 207 | 39 | 21 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 170 | 159 | 229 | 220 | 259 | 246 | 301 | 79 | 80 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 52 | 172 | 184 | 155 | 150 | 24 | 15 | 45 | 68 | 59 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 42 | 149 | 176 | 145 | 89 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1027 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 11 | 64 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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