Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 700 | 689 | 603 | 492 | 338 | 293 | 424 | 369 | 273 | 265 | 256 | 207 | 169 | 139 | 139 | 112 | 86 | 68 | 89 | 408 | 150 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.06m | 5:13PM2.06m | 5:32AM2.04m | 5:56PM2.02m | 6:21AM2.04m | 6:43PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.64m | 11:36PM0.66m | 12:04PM0.59m | 00:18AM0.66m | 12:50PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | E 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 742 | 700 | 689 | 603 | 492 | 338 | 293 | 424 | 369 | 273 | 265 | 256 | 207 | 169 | 139 | 139 | 112 | 86 | 68 | 89 | 4 | 70 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 22 | S 20 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | E 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 147 | 120 | 335 | 196 | 7 | 145 | 132 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 50 | 4 | 150 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | E 17 | S 19 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 12 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 46 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 15 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2820 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 408 | 411 | 567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 7 | 0 |
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