Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 1PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 8 | E 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 15 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 60 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 86 | 183 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
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-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10AM1.85m | 4:33PM1.76m | 5:00AM1.88m | 5:23PM1.75m | 5:54AM1.88m | 6:18PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.15m | 10:44PM0.12m | 11:20AM0.17m | 11:39PM0.13m | 12:18PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 65 | 60 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 304 | 267 | 290 | 255 | 281 | 304 | 290 | 258 | 350 | 355 | 417 | 331 | 322 | 306 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 8 | NE 10 | S 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | N 5 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 282 | 312 | 550 | 464 | 311 | — | 12 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 4 | — | 69 | 86 | 183 | 1139 | 1196 | 1373 | 1428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 715 | 108 | 251 | 253 | 95 | 4 | 78 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 95 | 95 | 4 | 11 | 496 | 226 | 226 | 108 |
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