Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 52 | 56 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 42 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 66 | 64 | 109 | 103 | 62 | 94 | 95 | 554 | 1553 | 2381 | 1999 | 1305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:27AM2.00m | 8:04PM2.02m | 8:19AM1.97m | 8:49PM2.00m | 9:05AM1.98m | 9:31PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.87m | 2:09AM0.93m | 2:39PM0.81m | 3:00AM0.88m | 3:22PM0.73m | 3:46AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | — | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 42 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 64 | 109 | 103 | 62 | 94 | 95 | 2 | — | 2381 | 1999 | 1305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 10 | NE 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | S 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | — | E 10 | — | — | SE 14 | N 3 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 32 | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | S 8 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 52 | 56 | — | — | 3 | 155 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 554 | 1553 | 1258 | 7484 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 7 | 0 | 89 | 136 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 334 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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