Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 79 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:55PM2.12m | 12:32PM2.23m | 00:50AM2.22m | 1:26PM2.31m | 1:43AM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.58m | 6:02AM0.53m | 6:44PM0.56m | 6:55AM0.53m | 7:40PM0.54m | 7:53AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
110 | 79 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | — | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
8 | — | — | 12 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 13 | — | — | E 14 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | S 14 | SE 18 | SE 17 |
— | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 98 | 136 | 136 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 136 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
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