Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 87 | 153 | 153 | 208 | 201 | 298 | 329 | 380 | 366 | 353 | 331 | 471 | 866 | 866 | 844 | 680 | 277 | 213 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross |
High Tide | 5:10PM2.55m | 5:10AM2.42m | 6:05PM2.49m | 6:19AM2.33m | 6:59PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.61m | 11:31AM0.43m | 11:53PM0.63m | 12:31PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 84 | 153 | 153 | 208 | 201 | 298 | 329 | 380 | 366 | 353 | 331 | 358 | 348 | 866 | 844 | 289 | 277 | 213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 34 | 87 | 84 | 87 | 89 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 88 | 98 | 471 | 866 | 309 | 297 | 680 | 276 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | S 14 | S 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 24 | S 9 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 |
| kJ | 52 | 37 | 35 | 159 | 179 | 121 | 116 | 74 | 75 | 39 | 74 | 12 | 56 | — | — | — | 359 | 209 | 183 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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