Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

9.4° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 8PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	15	15	30	33	35	36	36	34	52	87	105	155	191	203	234	325	380	366	430	487	322	353
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSW	NNW	NW	WNW	S	NNW	NNE	ENE	NNE	NW	WNW	NW	W	WSW	NNW	NNE	N	NW	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide				4:10PM2.55m				4:02AM2.49m				5:10PM2.55m				5:10AM2.42m					6:05PM2.49m
Low Tide		9:33AM0.49m				10:01PM0.59m				10:31AM0.44m				10:57PM0.61m				11:31AM0.43m				11:53PM0.63m


	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03
	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	7	9	11	10	9	8	7	7	7	8	10	9	8	7	6	6
Feels °C	8	7	8	8	6	4	4	2	3	5	9	8	7	5	4	4	4	6	7	6	4	4	3	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 4	E 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 6	SSE 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	4	15	15	4	4	33	35	36	36	10	21	87	105	155	153	203	234	325	380	366	430	487	322	344
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	SSE 16	E 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 4	E 4	E 4	S 4	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 12	SSE 15	S 9	S 9	SSE 15	SSE 23
kJ	17	26	1	15	30	3	1	1	3	34	34	82	76	138	140	94	87	85	54	88	106	95	92	353
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	E 3	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	—	ESE 16	ESE 16	E 6	S 14	S 15	SSE 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 24	S 8
kJ	26	1	11	11	10	10	10	9	—	26	52	1	103	153	191	172	115	76	22	40	44	44	23	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	3
Distance (km)	87	87	88	87	87	87	87	108	87	0	0	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shag Beach Otago	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	The Box Northland	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	5	8	4	5	4	4	5	4	7	4	4	7	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5

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