Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lighthouse Reef, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
11.6° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Lighthouse Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Lighthouse Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Lighthouse Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Lighthouse Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Marchwiel wx

8 km NW27 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 141°)
0
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

TimaruAeroAws

15 km NW27 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 310°)
0.9 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Oamaru Aero Automatic Weather Station

61 km S30 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the WNW
(15 km/h at 300°)
3.4 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Tara Hills Automatic Weather Station

109 km WSW485 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the WSW
(7 km/h at 250°)
-3.6 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Naseby

110 km SSW581 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 145°)
0
-2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Aoraki/Mt Cook Visitor Centre

117 km WNW656 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 310°)
-3.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Springfield

128 km NNE375 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (7 kph from 236 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
1.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lincoln Broadfield

133 km NE23 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
20
light winds from the NE
(19 km/h at 40°)
10.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

CHGPC Allandale

141 km NE200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (46 kph from 10 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
6.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lauder

141 km SW372 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
-2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Lighthouse Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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