Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
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 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 46 | 102 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 51 | 46 | 48 | 47 | 72 | 55 | 81 | 81 | 54 | 284 | 271 | 360 | 381 | 281 | 258 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM2.53m | 4:21AM2.44m | 5:26PM2.56m | 5:30AM2.42m | 6:26PM2.55m | 6:42AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.53m | 10:50AM0.53m | 11:20PM0.56m | 11:52AM0.51m | 00:15AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 46 | 102 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 51 | 34 | 23 | 47 | 72 | 55 | 81 | 81 | 53 | 191 | 271 | 360 | 381 | 281 | 258 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 |
| kJ | 25 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 18 | 46 | 48 | 34 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 284 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 36 | 306 | 352 | 277 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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