Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 71 | 88 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.76m | 5:16PM1.70m | 5:42AM1.69m | 6:05PM1.60m | 6:34AM1.61m | 6:57PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.20m | 11:32PM0.24m | 12:01PM0.31m | 00:22AM0.33m | 12:55PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | S 5 |
| kJ | 545 | 452 | 379 | 320 | 257 | 202 | 160 | 125 | 92 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 63 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | S 14 |
| kJ | 218 | 203 | 157 | 159 | 110 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 34 | 34 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 36 | 71 | 88 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 64 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 4 | 57 | 49 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 83 | 75 | 49 |
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