Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 94 | 62 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 88 | 75 | 71 | 58 | 163 | 212 | 249 | 295 | 330 | 487 | 582 | 449 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM2.41m | 1:10AM2.46m | 1:48PM2.46m | 2:00AM2.52m | 2:52PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.61m | 7:25AM0.61m | 7:53PM0.56m | 8:21AM0.51m | 8:44PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 50 | 62 | 105 | 108 | 111 | 88 | 75 | 71 | 58 | 77 | 78 | 86 | 111 | 121 | 133 | 148 | 157 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | SE 14 | S 19 | E 14 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | NE 3 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 163 | 212 | 249 | 295 | 330 | 487 | 582 | 449 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 138 | 109 | 0 |
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