Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 7AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 50 | 67 | 32 | 46 | 72 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 120 | 117 | 75 | 100 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:51AM2.47m | 2:32PM2.43m | 2:42AM2.44m | 3:26PM2.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.51m | 8:05AM0.48m | 8:24PM0.51m | 8:59AM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 50 | 33 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 120 | 117 | 75 | 100 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 13 | — | S 22 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 15 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | 9 | 24 | 23 | 72 | 84 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 67 | 126 | 46 | 49 | 59 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 136 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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