
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 1AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | 30 | 28 | 41 | 99 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 38 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 50 | 48 | 41 | 32 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 00:11AM2.04m | 12:03PM2.11m | 00:50AM2.04m | 12:43PM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.72m | 5:59AM0.85m | 6:37PM0.63m | 6:43AM0.78m | 7:10PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | SE 13 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
67 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 49 | 82 | 63 | 50 | 42 | 41 | 32 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 63 | 61 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | E 5 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | — | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | S 7 | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 2 | S 4 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 41 | 99 | 209 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 38 | 2 | 406 | 308 | 273 | 217 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 87 | 136 | 166 | 157 | 0 | 113 | 136 | 89 | 136 | 213 | 166 | 166 | 7 | 7 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 0 |
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