Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 3AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 17 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 77 | 74 | 103 | 144 | 135 | 123 | 167 | 163 | 156 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 00:26AM2.06m | 12:31PM2.07m | 1:02AM2.11m | 1:13PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.68m | 6:21AM0.76m | 6:54PM0.68m | 7:06AM0.74m | 7:33PM0.71m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | ESE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 50 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 144 | 135 | 123 | 167 | 163 | 156 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | E 5 | SSE 17 | E 9 | ESE 13 | E 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 77 | 74 | 103 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 17 | E 5 | SSE 16 | E 9 | SE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | S 14 | ENE 12 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 45 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 21 | 53 | 1 | 45 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 87 | 151 | 151 | 7 | 151 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 87 | 0 |
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