Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 12PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 92 | 133 | 270 | 127 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 382 | 294 | 246 | 245 | 240 | 221 | 212 | 212 | 221 | 225 | 225 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 184 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 9:19AM2.05m | 9:40PM2.01m | 10:17AM2.10m | 10:32PM2.07m | 11:16AM2.18m | 11:29PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.72m | 3:32PM0.67m | 3:58AM0.67m | 4:26PM0.70m | 4:49AM0.63m | 5:28PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 92 | 133 | 270 | 127 | 116 | 114 | 112 | 361 | 294 | 246 | 245 | 240 | 221 | 212 | 212 | 221 | 225 | 225 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 184 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 22 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 56 | 24 | 17 | 30 | 55 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | SE 19 | S 19 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | SE 20 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 22 | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 176 | 154 | 99 | 96 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 8 | 15 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 32 | 39 | 108 | 61 | 72 | 382 | 162 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 108 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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