Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 647 | 542 | 478 | 437 | 377 | 371 | 293 | 326 | 277 | 231 | 192 | 163 | 133 | 128 | 128 | 170 | 134 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:32PM1.95m | 8:02AM2.08m | 8:23PM1.96m | 8:59AM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35PM0.57m | 1:48AM0.69m | 2:20PM0.63m | 2:40AM0.69m | 3:10PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 647 | 542 | 478 | 437 | 377 | 371 | 293 | 326 | 277 | 231 | 192 | 163 | 133 | 128 | 128 | 170 | 134 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 133 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 18 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 78 | 77 | 111 | 13 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 669 | 2033 | 2398 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 162 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 0 |
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