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Lighthouse Reef surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 May 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 12.0°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.8 °C max: 12.3 °C min: 9.2 °C)
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • 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 12.0°C (Statistics for 10 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.8 °C max: 12.3 °C min: 9.2 °C)


How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 1AM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (11 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)2019181716161515141313121212111110131312121111161616161514131212111111111110101210121214141616151414131515161515145148
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)69812428746795344413313142881781721541149081795480787153615911836737135822615811374695131303029271614106582025242121181721232423212110199
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
10
E
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
NW
15
SSW
10
S
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
SE
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossoffoffoffoffglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffonglassoffoffoffoffoffglassonglasscross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrossoffoffcross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
2.33
6:26PM
2.37
6:26AM
2.30
7:26PM
2.30
7:35AM
2.26
8:23PM
2.24
8:34AM
2.20
9:14PM
2.20
9:29AM
2.12
10:01PM
2.17
10:26AM
2.04
10:47PM
2.14
11:22AM
1.99
11:35PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
0.58
11:54AM
0.58
12:09AM
0.72
12:50PM
0.66
12:53AM
0.86
1:48PM
0.73
1:43AM
0.96
2:42PM
0.78
2:46AM
1.00
3:35PM
0.81
4:01AM
0.93
4:28PM
0.80
5:04AM
0.80
5:22PM
0.75
5:53AM
0.68
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----7:39-------7:41-------7:41-------7:43-------7:45-------7:46-------7:47-------
Sunset------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C97665788778910121312111111101012121110988812151311111112121616141312121111141514131099811131110101111
Feels °C (?)4433244643456999777779887655481211777981213121099881213121067868987787

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