Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 1PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | S 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 78 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.55m | 00:38AM1.49m | 1:00PM1.59m | 1:18AM1.56m | 1:39PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.40m | 6:24PM0.40m | 6:38AM0.34m | 7:04PM0.33m | 7:20AM0.27m | 7:44PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 308 | 269 | 300 | 335 | 350 | 166 | 108 | 106 | 212 | 59 | 40 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 140 | 229 | 430 | 442 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 121 | 85 | 3 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 80 | 38 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 20 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 39 | 78 | 102 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 57 | 64 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 61 | 20 |
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