Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 7PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 6 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 38 | 72 | 65 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 117 | 74 | 99 | 166 | 173 | 397 | 436 | 666 | 674 | 587 | 587 | 436 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM2.43m | 2:42AM2.44m | 3:26PM2.37m | 3:36AM2.41m | 4:12PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.48m | 8:24PM0.51m | 8:59AM0.43m | 9:15PM0.53m | 9:55AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 117 | 74 | 99 | 29 | 43 | 397 | 436 | 666 | 674 | 587 | 587 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | E 8 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 23 | 72 | 11 | 83 | 82 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 166 | 173 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | E 16 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 38 | 5 | 65 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 15 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 104 | 20 | 20 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 202 | — | — | 2981 | 1452 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 113 | 184 | 0 |
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