Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 50 | 84 | 77 | 44 | 77 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:41PM2.01m | 11:49AM2.05m | 00:26AM2.06m | 12:31PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.69m | 5:34AM0.75m | 6:12PM0.68m | 6:21AM0.76m | 6:54PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 5 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 84 | 16 | 44 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | ESE 14 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 25 | 20 | 77 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | E 7 | SE 17 | SE 17 | E 7 | SSE 16 | SE 19 | ESE 18 | SSE 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 31 | 24 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 50 | 444 | 77 | 212 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 166 | 166 | 164 | 166 | 173 | 87 | 87 | 98 | 87 | 87 | 155 | 151 | 151 | 7 | 150 | 87 | 0 | 0 |
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