Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 217 | 172 | 159 | 131 | 117 | 111 | 134 | 158 | 140 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 90 | 86 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.78m | 5:02PM1.70m | 5:27AM1.74m | 5:47PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.17m | 10:55AM0.22m | 11:13PM0.23m | 11:42AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 256 | 217 | 172 | 159 | 131 | 117 | 14 | 53 | 129 | 126 | 91 | 88 | 81 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 90 | 86 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 66 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 122 | 110 | 71 | 55 | 154 | 139 | 129 | 124 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 29 | 58 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 111 | 134 | 158 | 140 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 304 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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