Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 12PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
SE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
1
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SE
18
0.8
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
210
154
151
135
338
386
386
441
637
735
584
449
355
326
242
163
118
108
72
68
51
31
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
0
W
5
SW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
7:20AM2.23m
7:53PM2.23m
8:18AM2.14m
8:48PM2.10m
9:17AM2.07m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.64m
1:28PM0.53m
1:47AM0.65m
2:22PM0.61m
2:47AM0.67m
3:18PM0.68m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
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