Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 30 | 27 | 41 | 47 | 59 | 58 | 47 | 99 | 96 | 181 | 169 | 164 | 125 | 69 | 145 | 129 | 127 | 111 | 78 | 54 | 75 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.55m | 7:55PM1.44m | 8:31AM1.50m | 8:58PM1.41m | 9:34AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.41m | 1:51PM0.48m | 2:11AM0.47m | 2:49PM0.52m | 3:07AM0.50m | 3:45PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 101 | 107 | 68 | 207 | 193 | 251 | 245 | 310 | 381 | 367 | 558 | 754 | 1005 | 991 | 836 | 825 | 713 | 703 | 482 | 54 | 567 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | ESE 12 | S 11 | NE 6 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 132 | 30 | 9 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 68 | 44 | 181 | 169 | 164 | 125 | 69 | 145 | 129 | 127 | 37 | 78 | 143 | 75 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | S 17 | S 14 | ESE 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 47 | 59 | 58 | 47 | 99 | 96 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 111 | 95 | 206 | 70 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NW 3 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | 32 | 66 | 40 | 108 | 2 | 941 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 109 |
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