Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 32 | 66 | 99 | 115 | 104 | 95 | 93 | 193 | 767 | 1930 | 2547 | 1473 | 1614 | 1551 | 1088 | 1045 | 1109 | 965 | 722 | 480 | 346 | 224 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49PM2.00m | 9:05AM1.98m | 9:31PM1.99m | 9:52AM2.03m | 10:15PM2.00m | 10:43AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39PM0.81m | 3:00AM0.88m | 3:22PM0.73m | 3:46AM0.79m | 4:06PM0.66m | 4:30AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 66 | 99 | 115 | 104 | 95 | 93 | 2 | 767 | 1930 | 2547 | 1473 | 1614 | 1551 | 1088 | 1045 | 1109 | 965 | 722 | 480 | 346 | 224 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | SSE 18 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 14 | E 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SSE 20 | SE 20 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 1111 | 589 | 445 | 467 | 719 | 552 | 296 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | SSE 16 | S 17 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 193 | 1264 | 1009 | 1412 | 10009 | 8942 | 6796 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 166 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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