Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
3
ENE
3
E
4
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1312566777888999999812121299991010111112121111111112111111111111111110101011111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2523107124249328336507113167186195181243185232198143300305224139169205178222884047843792865760663573584510519483492483495415407400343331331331343350297297238242198194191157171170178
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
SSW
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
S
0
NE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
35
SSW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
offglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
2.03
1:51AM
2.10
2:18PM
2.06
2:21AM
2.13
2:59PM
2.10
2:55AM
2.15
3:43PM
2.15
3:36AM
2.13
4:29PM
2.18
4:27AM
2.11
5:18PM
2.19
5:28AM
2.10
6:07PM
2.17
6:28AM
2.10
6:57PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.69
8:15AM
0.74
8:40PM
0.74
8:52AM
0.74
9:20PM
0.76
9:29AM
0.73
10:03PM
0.74
10:11AM
0.71
10:49PM
0.71
11:00AM
0.67
11:35PM
0.68
11:56AM
0.61
12:21AM
0.65
12:51PM
0.57
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
Sunrise------8:08-------8:08-------8:08-------8:07-------8:07-------8:07-------8:06-----
Sunset5:08-------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15---
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------1------------------------------4---
Temp. °C6776665688889101113151312111088910119888811131199109810121110988891087666686665
Feels °C (?)34532323556667911141110985667764455710756875799886766654322303342
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