Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 16 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 270 | 251 | 240 | 240 | 225 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 187 | 187 | 177 | 173 | 177 | 136 | 131 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 48 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.10m | 10:32PM2.07m | 11:16AM2.18m | 11:29PM2.17m | 12:12PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.67m | 4:26PM0.70m | 4:49AM0.63m | 5:28PM0.71m | 5:43AM0.62m | 6:27PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 146 | 270 | 251 | 240 | 240 | 225 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 187 | 187 | 177 | 173 | 177 | 136 | 131 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 46 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 69 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 52 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | SE 20 | SSE 14 | S 13 | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 15 | 62 | 51 | — | — | 96 | 87 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 107 | 160 | 140 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 117 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 7 | 108 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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