Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 260 | 252 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 145 | 107 | 106 | 80 | 121 | 93 | 62 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 121 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:19PM2.10m | 3:10AM2.14m | 3:57PM2.10m | 3:52AM2.10m | 4:34PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.73m | 9:48AM0.68m | 10:13PM0.70m | 10:30AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | -3 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 273 | 260 | 252 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 147 | 145 | 107 | 106 | 66 | 121 | 23 | 62 | 40 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | S 14 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 63 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SE 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 62 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 80 | 64 | 93 | — | — | — | 6 | 121 | 370 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 155 | 219 |
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