
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
162 | 89 | 82 | 203 | 101 | 90 | 82 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:59PM2.13m | 10:25AM2.41m | 11:01PM2.23m | 11:19AM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.65m | 4:01AM0.79m | 4:37PM0.65m | 5:05AM0.78m | 5:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 5 |
18 | 19 | 18 | 203 | 101 | 90 | 82 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | — | E 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 |
162 | 89 | 82 | 92 | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | S 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | S 20 | SE 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 5 |
54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 136 | 138 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 89 |
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