Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 3AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 23s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 08). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2347 | 2452 | 1473 | 1305 | 1386 | 1174 | 1016 | 978 | 938 | 701 | 535 | 352 | 228 | 190 | 140 | 233 | 114 | 102 | 113 | 231 | 210 | 139 | 134 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31PM1.99m | 9:52AM2.03m | 10:15PM2.00m | 10:43AM2.08m | 11:02PM2.05m | 11:38AM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.79m | 4:06PM0.66m | 4:30AM0.68m | 4:55PM0.61m | 5:15AM0.59m | 5:48PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2347 | 2452 | 1473 | 1305 | 1386 | 1174 | 1016 | 978 | 938 | 701 | 535 | 352 | 228 | 190 | 140 | 112 | 114 | 102 | 76 | 231 | 210 | 139 | 134 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 259 | 308 | 302 | 569 | 459 | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 233 | 10 | 33 | 113 | 79 | 20 | 20 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 19 | SSE 16 | S 18 | S 9 | — | S 16 | — | — | S 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 60 | — | 44 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 1707 | 7683 | 7265 | 6633 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 414 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 109 | 0 |
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