
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
124 | 116 | 108 | 126 | 141 | 188 | 195 | 195 | 179 | 149 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 49 | 49 | 75 | 137 | 295 | 364 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:28AM2.07m | 1:39PM2.09m | 1:52AM2.15m | 2:17PM2.10m | 2:16AM2.24m | 2:58PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.64m | 7:30AM0.71m | 7:58PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.69m | 8:31PM0.74m | 8:54AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 |
124 | 116 | 108 | 113 | 141 | 188 | 195 | 195 | 149 | 149 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 137 | 295 | 364 | 298 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
22 | 29 | 81 | 126 | 119 | 107 | 100 | 139 | 179 | 98 | 86 | 53 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 12 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 17 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 |
44 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 75 | 31 | 20 | — | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 |
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