Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 83 | 60 | 53 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 64 | 173 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20PM2.07m | 3:37AM2.12m | 3:59PM2.06m | 4:20AM2.14m | 4:39PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.49m | 9:59AM0.51m | 10:16PM0.47m | 10:47AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 136 | 83 | 60 | 40 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 64 | 173 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 41 | 29 | 53 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | S 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 69 | 578 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 113 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 311 | 155 | 166 |
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