Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
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 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 82 | 117 | 79 | 48 | 47 | 429 | 127 | 95 | 60 | 116 | 85 | 96 | 79 | 47 | 51 | 91 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:51AM2.10m | 5:49PM2.06m | 5:53AM2.02m | 6:34PM2.04m | 6:50AM1.98m | 7:20PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.79m | 00:06AM0.83m | 12:34PM0.77m | 00:50AM0.82m | 1:19PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 5 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 82 | 117 | 79 | 10 | 47 | 147 | 127 | 95 | 54 | 116 | 85 | 84 | 79 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | E 14 | ENE 4 | E 10 | ENE 5 | E 12 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 17 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 48 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 41 | 60 | 116 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 13 | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | SE 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 47 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 34 | 49 | 40 | 37 | 429 | — | — | — | 38 | 37 | 96 | 14 | 15 | 51 | 91 | 360 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 109 | 89 | 87 | 0 | 7 | 141 | 7 | 153 | 141 | 163 | 141 | 219 | 219 |
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