
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.67m | 10:01PM1.57m | 10:40AM1.73m | 11:05PM1.64m | 11:41AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.31m | 3:55PM0.35m | 4:16AM0.26m | 4:56PM0.29m | 5:16AM0.18m | 5:53PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
91 | 111 | 86 | 100 | 535 | 667 | 837 | 1094 | 692 | 158 | 165 | 126 | 96 | 108 | 139 | 142 | 148 | 117 | 148 | 154 | 120 | 113 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
304 | 239 | 195 | 221 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 144 | 552 | 438 | 334 | 248 | 245 | 177 | 168 | 109 | 106 | 68 | 67 | 38 | 33 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — |
43 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
1892 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 51 | 53 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 57 | 11 | 57 | 78 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 57 | 64 | 141 | 4 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 166 | 77 | 64 |
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