Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 44 | 150 | 149 | 241 | 147 | 261 | 904 | 244 | 807 | 320 | 286 | 328 | 262 | 260 | 222 | 128 | 75 | 95 | 88 | 58 | 42 | 28 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:57AM2.15m | 6:53PM2.19m | 7:47AM2.08m | 7:59PM2.16m | 8:49AM2.05m | 9:23PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.67m | 1:11PM0.75m | 1:37AM0.76m | 1:53PM0.81m | 2:33AM0.85m | 2:45PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 44 | 47 | 59 | 96 | 3 | 5 | 277 | 244 | 224 | 320 | 286 | 328 | 202 | 46 | 222 | 128 | 75 | 95 | 88 | 58 | 42 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | NE 6 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 | S 16 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 48 | 32 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 150 | 149 | 241 | 147 | 261 | 904 | 337 | 807 | 311 | 555 | — | 262 | 260 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 7 | 151 | 151 | 153 | 157 | 151 | 151 | 141 | 151 | 141 | 150 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 136 | 0 |
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