Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
11.3°C
2.2° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
160
102
108
138
103
67
30
28
52
75
42
26
25
25
24
28
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
15
WNW
20
NW
10
W
40
S
30
S
10
W
20
NW
20
N
15
NW
15
WSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:23PM2.06m
11:19AM2.11m
00:11AM2.04m
12:03PM2.11m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.90m
5:54PM0.72m
5:59AM0.85m
6:37PM0.63m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
 mm
6
4
1
Temp °C
8
6
5
5
9
16
18
15
12
7
5
4
4
9
12
13
7
Feels °C
5
1
1
1
5
14
15
10
9
-2
-2
0
-2
3
7
8
-3
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