Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 3PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 84 | 140 | 220 | 258 | 274 | 368 | 278 | 258 | 188 | 116 | 101 | 71 | 54 | 31 | 79 | 132 | 47 | 81 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:26PM2.55m | 6:42AM2.38m | 7:24PM2.50m | 7:45AM2.30m | 8:20PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.51m | 00:15AM0.61m | 12:53PM0.50m | 1:12AM0.65m | 1:52PM0.53m | 2:15AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 82 | 84 | 140 | 220 | 258 | 274 | 368 | 278 | 258 | 188 | 116 | 101 | 71 | 54 | 31 | 17 | 32 | 47 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 20 | E 20 | — | E 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | E 4 | E 13 | SE 15 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SSE 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 19 | 79 | 132 | — | 81 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 109 | 141 | 141 | 108 |
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