Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 2AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 99 | 162 | 532 | 441 | 519 | 674 | 674 | 580 | 441 | 496 | 172 | 149 | 154 | 144 | 126 | 178 | 159 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:26PM2.37m | 3:36AM2.41m | 4:12PM2.26m | 4:30AM2.36m | 4:52PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.53m | 9:55AM0.43m | 10:05PM0.54m | 10:49AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 113 | 99 | 45 | 532 | 441 | 519 | 674 | 674 | 580 | 441 | 496 | 172 | 149 | 154 | 144 | 126 | 178 | 159 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 315 | — | — | 1778 | 4089 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 88 | 184 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 87 | 0 | 89 |
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