Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
11.1° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jun)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
1.6
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
15
0.8
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
217
116
101
71
66
31
178
48
38
26
55
20
19
83
34
17
10
4
10
35
60
68
133
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
0
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:42AM2.38m
7:24PM2.50m
7:45AM2.30m
8:20PM2.41m
8:44AM2.21m
9:14PM2.30m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.50m
1:12AM0.65m
1:52PM0.53m
2:15AM0.67m
2:50PM0.59m
3:22AM0.66m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:11
8:11
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
3
1
1
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
7
9
13
14
13
12
12
12
14
20
12
12
12
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
4
5
9
10
9
7
7
10
13
17
10
11
11
12
7
8
6
6
5
6
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
11
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
14
Energy kJ
258
217
116
101
71
66
31
35
48
38
26
27
5
3
9
13
17
10
4
4
35
60
68
133
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.3
NE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
7
7
7
2
6
6
28
16
10
9
20
20
10
3
2
1
1
1
10
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
12
10
9
22
3
1
19
9
6
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
SE
15
0.8
S
5
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
3
4
7
178
55
83
34
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
90
90
89
0
0
0
141
87
87
136
150
87
87
138
136
87
113
0
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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