Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (14 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Afternoon (14 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (14 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 13			Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tue 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 14	SSE 10	SSE 11	SE 3	SE 4	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	10	10	9	9	9	8	12	11	13	12	20	10	11	5	8	29	55	198	59	37	98	19	19	15
Wind (km/h)	SSE	E	NW	N	N	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	SSE	NNW	NE	NNW	S	S	S	WSW	WNW	NNW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross
High Tide	1:26PM2.31m				1:43AM2.32m				2:23PM2.39m				2:34AM2.40m					3:22PM2.47m				3:25AM2.44m
Low Tide			7:40PM0.54m				7:53AM0.54m				8:35PM0.52m				8:53AM0.56m					9:30PM0.51m				9:51AM0.55m


	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—
	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	8	8	9	10	14	18	16	14	14	14	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8
Feels °C	7	8	7	5	5	6	6	10	13	11	10	11	11	7	9	9	8	7	4	5	7	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 14	SSE 10	SSE 11	NE 4	SE 4	SSE 17	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	SSE 15	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 6
kJ	10	10	9	9	8	8	10	9	13	12	20	10	11	1	7	29	5	3	1	23	27	19	19	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 13	SE 18	SE 12	SE 16	SE 16	—	SE 14	SE 15	E 12	SE 11	SE 10	SSE 17	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 15	SE 16	SE 15	SE 14
kJ	9	9	9	8	9	4	12	6	10	10	—	8	8	3	5	4	55	6	6	6	9	10	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SE 12	S 12	SE 16	S 12	SE 12	—	—	—	ENE 4	SE 14	SE 13	SSE 8	SE 12	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	—	6	3	3	3	6	3	11	3	6	—	—	—	2	8	7	6	6	—	—	5	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	SE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	SSE 16	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	5	4	6	—	198	59	37	98	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	162	136	87	87	87	87	87	87	89	136	88	87	2	87	87	87	0	1	113	87	0	87	87	89
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1		2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	5	9	4	7	6	5	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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