Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 4 | S 5 | E 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 97 | 36 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:02PM2.10m | 5:37AM2.29m | 5:31PM2.12m | 6:15AM2.22m | 6:06PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.56m | 11:56AM0.63m | 00:01AM0.60m | 12:33PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | S 15 | E 7 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | 19 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 37 | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 97 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 109 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 141 | 166 | 153 | 166 | 109 | 109 | 166 | 109 | 166 | 136 |
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