Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (14 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
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 26mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 26 | 57 | 68 | 25 | 28 | 105 | 89 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 46 | 100 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 36 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:23PM2.39m | 2:34AM2.40m | 3:22PM2.47m | 3:25AM2.44m | 4:24PM2.53m | 4:21AM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.52m | 8:53AM0.56m | 9:30PM0.51m | 9:51AM0.55m | 10:25PM0.53m | 10:50AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 17 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 100 | 38 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | S 13 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 26 | 21 | 37 | — | 28 | 105 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 90 | 17 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 136 | 98 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 240 | 0 | 163 | 150 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 155 | 0 | 166 |
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