Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

9.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

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

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Aug)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (23 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 23							Monday 24								Tuesday 25
	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	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	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 13	SSE 8	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 12	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	19	18	18	18	32	38	195	131	261	180	138	90	60	41	39	24	47	44	21	45	57	58	60
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	SSE	ESE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-on
High Tide				11:57AM2.09m					00:38AM2.10m				12:42PM2.11m				1:16AM2.10m				1:25PM2.11m
Low Tide		5:50AM0.83m					6:26PM0.70m				6:36AM0.79m				7:10PM0.68m				7:19AM0.75m				7:48PM0.64m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	10	12	12	12	10	9	7	6	8	9	15	16	15	12	11	11	11	12	17	13	10	9
Feels °C	4	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	0	2	5	12	11	10	7	6	7	6	7	13	9	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 12	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 8	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15
kJ	14	8	7	9	6	38	195	131	261	180	138	90	60	41	39	24	21	19	7	45	57	58	60
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ENE 6	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 13	E 14	ESE 14	SSE 7	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 13	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 8	NE 5	NE 5	E 3
kJ	19	4	18	18	32	14	18	30	17	18	17	22	22	24	23	24	47	44	21	7	4	1	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ESE 14	SE 9	SE 9	S 16	NE 7	ENE 10	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	—	ESE 13	SE 15	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ENE 4	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14
kJ	3	18	3	3	5	2	9	18	38	18	—	17	8	18	18	19	20	19	19	1	17	17	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NW 3	NW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—	—	ESE 3
kJ	—	4	6	30	19	10	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	2
Distance (km)	109	109	315	315	334	311	166	0	87	0	0	0	0	87	7	7	0	7	87	0	157	0	87
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Rating (10 max)							1	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	9

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