Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 112 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.63m | 00:58AM1.57m | 1:20PM1.67m | 1:35AM1.62m | 1:57PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.33m | 6:45PM0.35m | 6:58AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.29m | 7:38AM0.21m | 8:02PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 458 | 391 | 401 | 392 | 372 | 318 | 270 | 224 | 185 | 146 | 127 | 142 | 596 | 467 | 372 | 361 | 280 | 276 | 272 | 92 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 314 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 170 | 165 | 215 | 212 | 203 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 84 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 112 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 295 | 364 | 408 | — | 611 | 539 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 144 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 0 |
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