
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 57 | 136 | 264 | 534 | 516 | 386 | 248 | 171 | 127 | 116 | 109 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:14PM2.30m | 9:46AM2.12m | 10:11PM2.17m | 10:46AM2.07m | 11:09PM2.08m | 11:40AM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.59m | 3:22AM0.66m | 3:49PM0.65m | 4:26AM0.65m | 4:53PM0.68m | 5:20AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
2 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 57 | 136 | 264 | 534 | 516 | 386 | 248 | 171 | 127 | 116 | 109 | 73 | 71 | 67 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | E 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 14 |
3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 7 |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 136 |
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