Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 15 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 13 | 21 | 350 | 68 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 92 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 53 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 40 | 66 | 40 | 29 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34AM2.40m | 3:22PM2.47m | 3:25AM2.44m | 4:24PM2.53m | 4:21AM2.44m | 5:26PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.56m | 9:30PM0.51m | 9:51AM0.55m | 10:25PM0.53m | 10:50AM0.53m | 11:20PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 3 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 29 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 5 | — | SSE 5 | — | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 68 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 7 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 17 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | N 4 | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 11 | 350 | 156 | 89 | 31 | 32 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 66 | 233 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 113 | 87 | 281 | 0 | 7 | 150 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 166 | 87 | 0 |
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