Lighthouse Reef Surf Break
Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Lighthouse Reef

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
12.0° C

2.0°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 (04 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (04 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.9
NE
5
0.3
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
59
51
30
30
33
17
16
18
21
22
34
45
32
32
21
21
21
21
21
12
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:30PM2.03m
5:09AM2.23m
6:23PM2.03m
6:15AM2.09m
7:15PM2.03m
7:27AM2.00m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.91m
12:18PM0.84m
00:26AM0.94m
1:08PM0.88m
1:18AM0.95m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
9
8
8
9
12
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
15
17
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
9
6
5
5
6
9
13
12
10
10
9
8
8
12
14
11
11
11
9
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
95
59
51
30
30
6
14
16
18
21
22
34
45
32
32
21
21
21
21
21
12
12
12
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
5
4
12
2
5
30
17
16
7
7
8
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
6
5
6
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
4
12
3
3
3
1
1
1
7
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
11
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
7
11
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
136
109
109
89
109
0
89
109
109
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
87
150
141
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
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