Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

9.5° 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 (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (26 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 26							Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	99	135	123	167	163	156	149	141	156	154	151	195	195	242	242	317	317	372	367	367	361	367	367
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NE	NE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	W	W	NW	N	NE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide	1:02AM2.11m				1:13PM2.09m				1:31AM2.15m				1:56PM2.10m				2:00AM2.18m				2:39PM2.11m
Low Tide			7:06AM0.74m				7:33PM0.71m				7:49AM0.71m				8:12PM0.74m				8:29AM0.69m				8:50PM0.75m


	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	3	2	3	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	9	11	10	9	8	8	8	9	11	12	12	10
Feels °C	-1	-2	-1	4	4	3	1	1	1	0	1	5	6	5	4	3	4	4	4	7	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	16	135	123	167	163	156	149	141	156	154	151	195	195	242	242	317	317	372	367	367	361	367	367
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 16	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 10	S 10	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 9
kJ	99	16	12	11	8	8	8	7	25	31	22	48	47	41	34	20	17	18	18	3	9	5	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 14	ENE 12	S 14	E 11	S 13	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 12	—	ESE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 11
kJ	4	4	45	4	37	3	3	53	51	31	12	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	10	9	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	87	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	109	89	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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