Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 5 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 50 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 47 | 62 | 46 | 37 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:03PM2.11m | 00:50AM2.04m | 12:43PM2.08m | 1:23AM2.07m | 1:23PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.63m | 6:43AM0.78m | 7:10PM0.55m | 7:23AM0.68m | 7:40PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 0 | 6 | 11 | 8 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 61 | 43 | 31 | 62 | 24 | 37 | 65 | 61 | 53 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 47 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | E 9 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | — | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 50 | 303 | 356 | 258 | 203 | 34 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 136 | 87 | 136 | 281 | 201 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 113 | 136 | 87 |
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