Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (10 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 12AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 241 | 22 | 0 | 284 | 309 | 400 | 424 | 437 | 471 | 407 | 405 | 349 | 268 | 234 | 196 | 202 | 270 | 286 | 211 | 181 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.74m | 4:38PM1.63m | 5:04AM1.72m | 5:21PM1.59m | 5:48AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.24m | 10:33AM0.31m | 10:46PM0.29m | 11:18AM0.36m | 11:30PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | 8:39 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 125 | 112 | 106 | 73 | 67 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 20 | 17 | 349 | 268 | 234 | 196 | 202 | 270 | 286 | 211 | 181 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 22 | — | — | 104 | 91 | 87 | — | 35 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 81 | 72 | 110 | 110 | 112 | 116 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 9 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 21 | 61 | 57 | 176 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 165 | 241 | 115 | 188 | 284 | 309 | 400 | 424 | 437 | 471 | 407 | 405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 227 | 224 | 224 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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