Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33PM2.14m | 4:58AM2.33m | 5:02PM2.10m | 5:37AM2.29m | 5:31PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.51m | 10:34PM0.54m | 11:17AM0.56m | 11:17PM0.56m | 11:56AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 82 | 63 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | — | — | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 12 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 136 | 87 | 138 | 87 | 109 | 109 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 98 | 87 | 0 |
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