Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 102 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 82 | 66 | 41 | 36 | 48 | 76 | 76 | 82 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:22PM2.47m | 3:25AM2.44m | 4:24PM2.53m | 4:21AM2.44m | 5:26PM2.56m | 5:30AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.51m | 9:51AM0.55m | 10:25PM0.53m | 10:50AM0.53m | 11:20PM0.56m | 11:52AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 102 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 3 | 66 | 41 | 22 | 42 | 76 | 76 | 82 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 68 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 33 | 17 | 36 | 48 | 19 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 401 | 25 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 82 | 475 | 337 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 150 | 1 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
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