Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 5 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 75 | 67 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 117 | 59 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 62 | 64 | 81 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19AM2.11m | 00:11AM2.04m | 12:03PM2.11m | 00:50AM2.04m | 12:43PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.72m | 5:59AM0.85m | 6:37PM0.63m | 6:43AM0.78m | 7:10PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 138 | 75 | 67 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 64 | 81 | 49 | 31 | 43 | 33 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | — | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | WNW 2 | S 5 | S 7 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 117 | 229 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 77 | 2 | 385 | 273 | 111 | 221 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 163 | 166 | 155 | 0 | 98 | 136 | 89 | 136 | 213 | 150 | 157 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 166 | 166 | 0 |
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