Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
11.6°C
2.3° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SE
14
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
89
82
203
101
90
82
48
48
48
63
63
63
61
60
45
32
31
39
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
ENE
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:59PM2.13m
10:25AM2.41m
11:01PM2.23m
11:19AM2.42m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.65m
4:01AM0.79m
4:37PM0.65m
5:05AM0.78m
5:40PM0.61m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
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Temp °C
11
9
9
8
7
6
7
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
5
7
5
4
2
3
6
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
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