Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
15
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
1.2
S
5
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
44
42
42
42
62
59
59
58
56
55
52
51
85
111
72
50
57
42
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
30
S
40
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
10
WSW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM2.05m
2:29AM2.17m
2:44PM2.07m
3:08AM2.23m
3:24PM2.09m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.39m
8:41AM0.45m
8:49PM0.35m
9:25AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:16
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7:15
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6:34
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6:35
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7:37
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8
6
1
1
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Temp °C
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
17
19
16
13
12
11
5
4
8
10
9
6
Feels °C
7
8
6
5
3
3
4
13
16
13
10
9
5
-4
-1
1
2
5
3
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