
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | 59 | 31 | 24 | 43 | 68 | 158 | 827 | 892 | 768 | 268 | 176 | 128 | 90 | 136 | 96 | 67 | 45 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:28PM2.07m | 10:31AM2.08m | 11:23PM2.06m | 11:19AM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.82m | 4:17AM0.92m | 4:55PM0.80m | 5:11AM0.90m | 5:54PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 9 |
50 | 48 | 31 | 24 | 43 | 68 | 137 | 827 | 12 | 768 | 268 | 176 | 128 | 90 | 136 | 96 | 67 | 45 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
55 | 59 | 11 | 24 | 25 | 59 | 158 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 |
2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | S 10 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 2 | — |
— | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 846 | 1064 | 892 | 1160 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 585 | 861 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 |
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