Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 103 | 84 | 57 | 107 | 67 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03PM2.05m | 2:29AM2.17m | 2:44PM2.07m | 3:08AM2.23m | 3:24PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.56m | 8:12PM0.39m | 8:41AM0.45m | 8:49PM0.35m | 9:25AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | -6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 15 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 28 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 84 | 57 | 49 | 67 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ESE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 57 | 27 | 21 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | E 13 | ESE 16 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | NNE 4 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 14 | E 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 42 | 42 | — | 1 | 10 | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 41 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | — | — | 39 | 103 | 416 | 311 | 107 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 151 | 0 | 7 | 151 | 0 | 0 |
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