Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 45 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:30PM2.03m | 6:05AM2.24m | 6:13PM1.98m | 6:51AM2.16m | 7:08PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.58m | 12:20PM0.61m | 00:24AM0.65m | 1:01PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | SE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 45 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | E 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 138 | 157 | 113 | 163 | 163 | 166 | 150 |
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