
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | S 5 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 24 | 50 | 63 | 87 | 60 | 47 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 12:03PM2.11m | 00:50AM2.04m | 12:43PM2.08m | 1:23AM2.07m | 1:23PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.63m | 6:43AM0.78m | 7:10PM0.55m | 7:23AM0.68m | 7:40PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
6 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 87 | 48 | 35 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
25 | 24 | 1 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 |
15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | S 8 |
— | — | 50 | 336 | 437 | 272 | 203 | 45 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 136 | 281 | 250 | 166 | 0 | 166 | 166 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 98 | 7 |
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