Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SE
15
0.5
SE
15
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
328
337
414
301
293
130
115
79
67
64
61
57
54
49
116
109
100
89
113
103
93
66
59
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:10PM2.12m
00:30AM2.10m
12:58PM2.19m
1:20AM2.17m
1:49PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.58m
6:18PM0.48m
6:33AM0.48m
7:08PM0.42m
7:21AM0.44m
8:01PM0.40m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
10
9
11
12
15
15
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
8
6
7
5
7
7
7
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
15
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
Energy kJ
413
328
337
414
301
293
130
115
79
67
64
61
57
54
31
29
109
100
89
113
103
93
66
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
17
0.3
SE
16
0.3
SE
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
14
0.5
SE
15
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
27
25
22
22
9
8
73
42
35
8
8
8
21
44
49
116
27
26
11
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
SE
22
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
11
18
21
7
11
31
8
8
8
8
7
23
8
8
7
2
2
2
2
6
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
98
157
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
8
9
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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