
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 58 | 56 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 75 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:44AM2.21m | 8:03PM1.96m | 8:44AM2.25m | 9:07PM2.03m | 9:44AM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.65m | 2:01PM0.62m | 2:16AM0.71m | 2:55PM0.70m | 3:16AM0.77m | 3:57PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
60 | 58 | 56 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | — | SE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | ENE 7 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
— | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | — | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 17 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 14 | — | E 8 | SSE 15 | — | NE 4 | — |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | 22 | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 75 | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 136 | 136 | 98 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 1 | 87 | 150 | 87 | 136 | 87 | 87 | 136 | 136 | 163 | 87 | 87 | 7 |
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