Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 6PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 68 | 95 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 87 | 56 | 69 | 50 | 48 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:40AM2.08m | 8:17PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.04m | 9:26PM2.05m | 9:38AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.73m | 2:14AM0.83m | 2:33PM0.78m | 3:17AM0.89m | 3:39PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 68 | 95 | 86 | 82 | 82 | 51 | 91 | 85 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 11 | 48 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 58 | 94 | 47 | 91 | 87 | 46 | 8 | 50 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 44 | 46 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | — | — | N 2 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 45 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 7 | 87 | 109 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 89 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 |
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