Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 66 | 69 | 51 | 156 | 117 | 74 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 58 | 59 | 40 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:53AM2.38m | 5:34PM2.31m | 5:53AM2.30m | 6:23PM2.16m | 6:48AM2.22m | 7:14PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.42m | 11:27PM0.59m | 12:08PM0.48m | 00:17AM0.60m | 12:59PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 69 | 68 | 33 | 52 | 44 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 58 | 59 | 40 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 50 | 24 | 49 | 66 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 41 | 20 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 28 | 66 | 69 | 49 | 156 | 117 | 74 | 62 | 40 | 34 | 52 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 141 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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