Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 45 | 46 | 124 | 132 | 154 | 142 | 88 | 120 | 130 | 197 | 149 | 131 | 119 | 120 | 116 | 151 | 128 | 99 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.79m | 00:14AM1.70m | 12:49PM1.88m | 1:09AM1.78m | 1:43PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.21m | 6:04PM0.25m | 6:23AM0.12m | 7:01PM0.17m | 7:19AM0.03m | 7:55PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 45 | 46 | 124 | 132 | 154 | 142 | 59 | 120 | 130 | 24 | 149 | 131 | 119 | 64 | 113 | 151 | 128 | 99 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 75 | 62 | 62 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 66 | 64 | 116 | 139 | 110 | 82 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 46 | 85 | 80 | 88 | 19 | 12 | 69 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 120 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 102 | 135 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 21 | 197 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 60 | 56 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 224 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 224 | 42 | 49 | 49 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 201 | 201 | 166 |
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