Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 9 | E 11 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 62 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 57 | 138 | 264 | 547 | 695 | 481 | 258 | 220 | 129 | 118 | 109 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:20PM2.41m | 8:44AM2.21m | 9:14PM2.30m | 9:46AM2.12m | 10:11PM2.17m | 10:46AM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.53m | 2:15AM0.67m | 2:50PM0.59m | 3:22AM0.66m | 3:49PM0.65m | 4:26AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 27 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 57 | 138 | 264 | 547 | 695 | 481 | 258 | 220 | 129 | 118 | 109 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 5 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 15 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 3 | — | 2 | 13 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 87 | 87 | 136 | 141 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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