Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 20 | 19 | 68 | 95 | 86 | 83 | 93 | 103 | 100 | 89 | 86 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:17PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.04m | 9:26PM2.05m | 9:38AM2.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.83m | 2:33PM0.78m | 3:17AM0.89m | 3:39PM0.82m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 17 | 68 | 95 | 86 | 83 | 82 | 103 | 100 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 93 | 51 | 47 | 89 | 86 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ENE 3 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 5 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 23 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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