Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 124 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:08PM2.04m | 11:11AM2.06m | 11:56PM2.08m | 11:57AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.74m | 4:58AM0.84m | 5:34PM0.73m | 5:50AM0.83m | 6:26PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 14 | E 15 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | ESE 14 | NNE 4 | ESE 14 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | S 17 | SE 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 124 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 34 | 12 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 166 | 136 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 89 | 182 | 311 | 703 | 311 | 155 |
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