Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 06). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 40 | 35 | 55 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 69 | 65 | 116 | 102 | 93 | 94 | 162 | 237 | 1716 | 2596 | 1336 | 1373 | 1014 | 915 | 890 | 965 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04PM2.02m | 8:19AM1.97m | 8:49PM2.00m | 9:05AM1.98m | 9:31PM1.99m | 9:52AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.93m | 2:39PM0.81m | 3:00AM0.88m | 3:22PM0.73m | 3:46AM0.79m | 4:06PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 35 | 55 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 69 | 65 | 116 | 102 | 93 | 94 | 2 | 237 | 1716 | 2596 | 1336 | 1373 | 1014 | 915 | 890 | 965 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | — | SSE 22 | SE 21 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SE 20 | SE 19 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 896 | 467 | 305 | 428 | 392 | 299 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 7 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 40 | 206 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 162 | 114 | 1258 | 972 | 7532 | 6410 | 5200 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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