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Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Lighthouse Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
9.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

Hourly12 Days
Canterbury Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
3
ENE
3
E
4
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1312566777888999999812121299991010111112121111111112111111111111111110101011111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2523107124249328336507113167186195181243185232198143300305224139169205178222884047843792865760663573584510519483492483495415407400343331331331343350297297238242198194191157171170178
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
SSW
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
S
0
NE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
35
SSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		offglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
2.03
1:51AM
2.10
2:18PM
2.06
2:21AM
2.13
2:59PM
2.10
2:55AM
2.15
3:43PM
2.15
3:36AM
2.13
4:29PM
2.18
4:27AM
2.11
5:18PM
2.19
5:28AM
2.10
6:07PM
2.17
6:28AM
2.10
6:57PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.69
8:15AM
0.74
8:40PM
0.74
8:52AM
0.74
9:20PM
0.76
9:29AM
0.73
10:03PM
0.74
10:11AM
0.71
10:49PM
0.71
11:00AM
0.67
11:35PM
0.68
11:56AM
0.61
12:21AM
0.65
12:51PM
0.57
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
Sunrise------8:08-------8:08-------8:08-------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------8:06-----
Sunset5:08-------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15---
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------1------------------------------4---
Temp. °C6776665688889101113151312111088910119888811131199109810121110988891087666686665
Feels °C (?)34532323556667911141110985667764455710756875799886766654322303342
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