Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 39 | 51 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 66 | 23 | 28 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05AM2.24m | 6:13PM1.98m | 6:51AM2.16m | 7:08PM1.98m | 7:40AM2.08m | 8:17PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.61m | 00:24AM0.65m | 1:01PM0.67m | 1:15AM0.74m | 1:42PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 5 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 15 | SE 15 | — | E 6 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 39 | 51 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 66 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 136 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 136 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 150 | 150 | 113 | 87 | 136 | 136 | 7 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
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