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Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
24 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 249 | 154 | 158 | 96 | 73 | 64 | 79 | 76 | 57 | 40 | 138 | 196 | 193 | 261 | 390 | 463 | 609 | 543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:08AM2.04m | 8:53PM2.03m | 9:09AM1.97m | 9:37PM2.03m | 9:57AM1.94m | 10:16PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44AM1.01m | 2:33PM0.91m | 2:49AM1.02m | 3:20PM0.89m | 3:50AM0.95m | 4:04PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 24 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 52 | 154 | 158 | 96 | 73 | 64 | 79 | 76 | 57 | 35 | 138 | 196 | 193 | 261 | 390 | 56 | 55 | 543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 129 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 36 | 35 | — | — | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 17 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 249 | — | — | — | 5 | 59 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 1072 | 2022 | 751 | 463 | 609 | 2067 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 7 | 87 | 87 | 109 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 87 | 136 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 87 | 7 | 155 | 695 | 300 | 157 |
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