Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 48 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 68 | 95 | 119 | 82 | 81 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:51AM2.16m | 7:08PM1.98m | 7:40AM2.08m | 8:17PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.67m | 1:15AM0.74m | 1:42PM0.73m | 2:14AM0.83m | 2:33PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 68 | 95 | 119 | 82 | 81 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 | S 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 16 | S 14 | E 15 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | SSE 16 | — | ENE 3 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 80 | — | 1 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 49 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 157 | 163 | 163 | 150 | 184 | 157 | 90 | 87 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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