
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
175 | 204 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 155 | 112 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 316 | 493 | 493 | 553 | 573 | 492 | 470 | 401 | 359 | 665 | 173 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34PM2.04m | 6:50AM1.98m | 7:20PM2.00m | 7:38AM1.99m | 8:07PM1.98m | 8:26AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.77m | 00:50AM0.82m | 1:19PM0.73m | 1:34AM0.81m | 2:03PM0.68m | 2:20AM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
59 | 91 | 55 | 52 | 36 | 155 | 112 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 46 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 65 | 8 | 43 | 62 | 83 | 277 | 173 | 145 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 5 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
49 | 25 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 43 | 49 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 3 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 22 | SSE 7 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
— | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — |
175 | 204 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 316 | 493 | 493 | 553 | 573 | 492 | 470 | 401 | 359 | 665 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 88 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 153 | 153 | 141 | 151 | 151 | 150 | 108 | 87 | 7 |
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