Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 12 | 52 | 70 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 46 | 37 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 64 | 107 | 99 | 61 | 62 | 94 | 164 | 243 | 630 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27AM2.00m | 8:04PM2.02m | 8:19AM1.97m | 8:49PM2.00m | 9:05AM1.98m | 9:31PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.95m | 1:55PM0.87m | 2:09AM0.93m | 2:39PM0.81m | 3:00AM0.88m | 3:22PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 19 |
23 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 46 | 37 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 64 | 107 | 99 | 61 | 62 | 94 | 164 | 47 | 630 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 |
5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 243 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | S 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 16 | SSE 10 | ENE 3 | E 10 | — | E 9 | NE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 |
— | 5 | 52 | 70 | — | — | — | 3 | 295 | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 158 | 396 | 466 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 141 | 151 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 136 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 1 | 0 |
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