Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 10 | 85 | 22 | 45 | 57 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 68 | 120 | 81 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:11AM2.06m | 9:35PM1.98m | 10:04AM2.04m | 10:34PM1.92m | 10:49AM2.02m | 11:21PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.92m | 3:11PM0.97m | 3:47AM0.93m | 4:19PM0.94m | 4:37AM0.89m | 5:14PM0.85m | 5:23AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | 8:45 |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 64 | 120 | 81 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | S 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 37 | — | 36 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SE 4 | — | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 85 | 22 | 45 | 57 | 108 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | — | 268 | 510 | 875 | 644 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 136 | 166 | 166 | 113 | 87 | 136 | 89 | 87 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 136 | 87 | 213 | 311 | 457 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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