Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 7PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 19 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 34 | 49 | 183 | 150 | 314 | 297 | 956 | 279 | 319 | 300 | 328 | 350 | 365 | 1049 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.17m | 6:57AM2.15m | 6:53PM2.19m | 7:47AM2.08m | 7:59PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.69m | 00:47AM0.67m | 1:11PM0.75m | 1:37AM0.76m | 1:53PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | NE 9 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 19 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 34 | 49 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 297 | 250 | 6 | 319 | 300 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | NE 7 | E 9 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 50 | 183 | 150 | 314 | 1101 | 956 | 279 | 962 | 798 | 328 | 350 | 365 | 1049 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 166 | 166 | 153 | 141 | 7 | 151 | 153 | 141 | 219 | 151 | 151 | 141 | 151 | 141 | 151 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 0 |
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