Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 202 | 154 | 110 | 88 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 55 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:40PM2.02m | 7:28AM2.35m | 7:40PM2.00m | 8:26AM2.37m | 8:50PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.42m | 1:02AM0.56m | 1:51PM0.50m | 1:55AM0.66m | 2:41PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 297 | 202 | 154 | 110 | 88 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | — | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | — | SE 15 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 22 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | — | 24 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1 | — | 9 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | S 15 | S 16 | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 57 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 138 | 136 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 136 | 136 | 162 |
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