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Lighthouse Reef surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 26 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 13.4°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.5 °C max: 12.9 °C min: 10.3 °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 13.4°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.5 °C max: 12.9 °C min: 10.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 3PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
E
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
SSE
0.5
E
0.2
SSE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
SE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)556116788898888877712121212111314141010101461488998885877413131313121818171616151514141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)941712931293339282924171712111110912121124233551401919181818183350535234332117139106143087121153211316309343248193142134129142146
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
30
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
E
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassoncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
1.99
5:02AM
2.11
5:48PM
2.03
5:50AM
2.07
6:45PM
2.09
6:51AM
2.05
7:48PM
2.15
8:01AM
2.08
8:47PM
2.20
9:02AM
2.15
9:38PM
2.24
9:58AM
2.22
10:25PM
2.26
10:51AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.68
11:28PM
0.69
11:51AM
0.74
12:12AM
0.78
12:35PM
0.79
1:00AM
0.86
1:27PM
0.81
1:51AM
0.92
2:24PM
0.80
2:50AM
0.91
3:20PM
0.75
3:50AM
0.84
4:12PM
0.68
4:44AM
0.72
5:02PM
0.60
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset--5:40-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------5:31-------5:30-
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Rain (mm)
11-------------------------------------1--111122421---------
Temp. °C81111108656712131212121111121516151211121211141413121211111115161311111010101010101099887788888891011
Feels °C (?)378243012999998891112139910109111010109889131310666677765331433556665679

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