
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 53 | 44 | 65 | 129 | 129 | 111 | 86 | 75 | 81 | 74 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.35m | 12:48PM2.41m | 1:10AM2.46m | 1:48PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12PM0.68m | 6:29AM0.68m | 7:03PM0.61m | 7:25AM0.61m | 7:53PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 11 |
54 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 32 | 65 | 129 | 129 | 111 | 86 | 75 | 81 | 74 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | S 16 |
14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 |
14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 73 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 141 | 150 | 153 | 109 | 155 | 109 | 136 | 109 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
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