Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 95 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 72 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 61 | 59 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25AM2.36m | 4:36PM2.22m | 5:18AM2.41m | 5:22PM2.20m | 6:13AM2.45m | 6:15PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.34m | 10:52PM0.41m | 11:40AM0.38m | 11:45PM0.49m | 12:33PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 15 | E 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 15 | S 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 4 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 21 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 59 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 6 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 61 | 12 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 7 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | SSW 8 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SSW 7 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 95 | 303 | — | 427 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 72 | 23 | 225 | — | 3 | 5 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 619 | 0 | 155 | 166 | 157 | 113 | 136 | 136 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 163 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 0 |
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