Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 46 | 59 | 60 | 64 | 88 | 54 | 76 | 87 | 91 | 102 | 259 | 193 | 302 | 424 | 405 | 371 | 232 | 170 | 101 | 499 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25PM2.11m | 1:50AM2.10m | 2:06PM2.10m | 2:23AM2.10m | 2:43PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.75m | 7:48PM0.64m | 7:59AM0.71m | 8:23PM0.59m | 8:38AM0.65m | 8:58PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 |
44 | 46 | 59 | 60 | 64 | 88 | 54 | 76 | 87 | 91 | 102 | 190 | 193 | 302 | 424 | 405 | 371 | 232 | 170 | 101 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 |
7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 96 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 13 | — | NNW 3 | SE 15 | — | E 3 | S 11 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 18 | — | 18 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 259 | 19 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 86 | 499 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 157 | 150 | 157 | 0 | 155 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 223 | 223 | 0 |
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