Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 23s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 471 | 866 | 859 | 844 | 680 | 255 | 213 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 156 | 151 | 199 | 284 | 386 | 390 | 623 | 758 | 819 | 572 | 534 | 395 | 322 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19AM2.33m | 6:59PM2.37m | 7:20AM2.23m | 7:53PM2.23m | 8:18AM2.14m | 8:48PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.46m | 00:49AM0.64m | 1:28PM0.53m | 1:47AM0.65m | 2:22PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 428 | 422 | 859 | 297 | 289 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 156 | 151 | 199 | 284 | 386 | 390 | 623 | 758 | 819 | 572 | 534 | 395 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 471 | 866 | 309 | 844 | 680 | 235 | 160 | 149 | 146 | 142 | 152 | 148 | 135 | 135 | 93 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SE 23 | SSE 22 | SE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 5 | SE 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | — | — | — | 354 | 255 | 181 | 115 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 9 | 55 | 192 | 257 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 141 | 98 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
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