Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 16 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 126 | 96 | 88 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 146 | 56 | 74 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52PM2.50m | 3:49AM2.46m | 4:45PM2.44m | 4:53AM2.38m | 5:34PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.43m | 9:38PM0.58m | 10:12AM0.40m | 10:34PM0.59m | 11:11AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | -4 | -2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 129 | 126 | 96 | 88 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 41 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 56 | 74 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 141 | 141 | 0 |
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