Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
9.3° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.8
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.9
SSE
9
1.3
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
33
32
21
24
35
41
31
28
21
113
103
37
54
35
44
42
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
E
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:17PM2.21m
11:53AM2.34m
00:16AM2.35m
12:48PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.71m
6:12PM0.68m
6:29AM0.68m
7:03PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:42
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
6
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
4
5
5
7
6
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