
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
380 | 366 | 353 | 331 | 471 | 866 | 859 | 844 | 680 | 277 | 213 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 156 | 191 | 193 | 178 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:05PM2.49m | 6:19AM2.33m | 6:59PM2.37m | 7:20AM2.23m | 7:53PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.63m | 12:31PM0.46m | 00:49AM0.64m | 1:28PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 |
380 | 366 | 353 | 331 | 428 | 422 | 859 | 844 | 289 | 277 | 213 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 156 | 151 | 193 | 135 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | ESE 13 |
86 | 87 | 91 | 98 | 471 | 866 | 309 | 297 | 680 | 200 | 160 | 149 | 144 | 140 | 152 | 191 | 151 | 23 | 93 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 24 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SE 23 | SSE 22 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | SE 6 |
44 | 73 | 72 | 45 | 56 | — | — | — | 359 | 255 | 181 | 115 | 111 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 178 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | S 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 15 | — | — | 1175 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 141 | 113 | 0 |
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