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Lighthouse Reef surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 15.6°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 12.8 °C max: 14.2 °C min: 10.6 °C)
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  • 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 15.6°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 12.8 °C max: 14.2 °C min: 10.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.5
E
0.3
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)11111111111112121211111111711151616161618171616158148888988894481010101014136691111117887710988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1972562563232682371991731341019796301930212424484878776763433438191920212422212213111412181817453634475843244057131217112703564504131
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
S
25
SSE
15
SE
0
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
N
5
N
0
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
1.89
7:17AM
2.00
8:05PM
1.93
8:11AM
1.96
9:06PM
2.01
9:12AM
1.96
10:09PM
2.11
10:15AM
2.01
11:04PM
2.20
11:17AM
2.09
11:53PM
2.27
12:15PM
2.19
12:41AM
2.32
1:09PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.70
1:37AM
0.78
2:05PM
0.78
2:21AM
0.89
2:50PM
0.82
3:11AM
0.98
3:41PM
0.82
4:14AM
1.02
4:35PM
0.79
5:22AM
0.96
5:30PM
0.73
6:17AM
0.82
6:23PM
0.64
7:04AM
0.66
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise--------7:48-------7:50-------7:52-------7:52-------7:54-------7:54-------7:56---
Sunset---7:30-------7:28-------7:25-------7:23-------7:22-------7:21-------7:19-------7:16
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8131412101010111214131211111111111212121111111112141413131212121214151413101010111720201716171211101010109101011151514
Feels °C (?)48789878101110101011101111101011101010101011101010101010101111101078881317171413156557896779121010

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