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Lighthouse Reef surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 NZST
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Lighthouse Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is 13.6°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.9 °C max: 13.0 °C min: 10.4 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Lighthouse Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is 13.6°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.9 °C max: 13.0 °C min: 10.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 6AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)121212111111111616161515141414141515141414141414555101010101010111414141414141313131312121111181717161515151615141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)44444139382627691531469387828181818485545354401910423191248483838242529717479807646454442173634301531292726608489160104754539
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
50
S
35
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
WNW
15
W
15
S
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrossoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglassglassoffoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
2.25
11:05AM
2.08
11:26PM
2.23
11:56AM
2.02
12:14AM
2.20
12:42PM
1.99
1:01AM
2.16
1:22PM
2.00
1:42AM
2.11
1:58PM
2.02
2:18AM
2.07
2:32PM
2.03
2:49AM
2.06
3:05PM
2.01
3:19AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.92
5:07PM
0.78
5:47AM
0.84
5:55PM
0.74
6:33AM
0.74
6:43PM
0.68
7:11AM
0.64
7:29PM
0.61
7:48AM
0.56
8:11PM
0.55
8:26AM
0.51
8:52PM
0.52
9:05AM
0.51
9:29PM
0.51
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
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Rain (mm)
-----------------------3------------------------------------
Temp. °C11111111111112131110109914161311109911161199987610121210910111116181716121212111112111110991014161413141511
Feels °C (?)99989881097766111211865571211566536897568813151512911118897777671113121111127

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