Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.6
NE
4
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
16
14
12
12
11
10
12
9
5
5
7
6
7
8
18
26
18
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:46PM1.98m
11:05AM2.03m
11:41PM2.01m
11:49AM2.05m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.71m
4:44AM0.73m
5:20PM0.69m
5:34AM0.75m
6:12PM0.68m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
4
6
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
7
7
9
11
13
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
7
Feels °C
9
6
6
5
4
3
5
8
10
9
5
5
6
7
6
5
4
5
4
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