Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 4AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 153 | 218 | 247 | 303 | 365 | 385 | 547 | 196 | 184 | 159 | 162 | 129 | 126 | 93 | 86 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00AM2.52m | 2:52PM2.50m | 2:52AM2.52m | 3:52PM2.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.56m | 8:21AM0.51m | 8:44PM0.56m | 9:16AM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 60 | 63 | 81 | 89 | 113 | 126 | 137 | 187 | 196 | 184 | 159 | 162 | 129 | 126 | 93 | 86 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSE 8 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 153 | 218 | 247 | 303 | 365 | 385 | 547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 223 | 212 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 0 |
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