Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

9.8° C

Lighthouse Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 12PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	210	210	154	151	135	338	386	386	441	637	735	584	449	355	326	242	163	118	108	72	68	51	31
Wind (km/h)	S	WSW	SW	NE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	W	SW	NNE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	NW	NNW	N	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off
High Tide			7:20AM2.23m				7:53PM2.23m				8:18AM2.14m				8:48PM2.10m					9:17AM2.07m
Low Tide	00:49AM0.64m				1:28PM0.53m				1:47AM0.65m				2:22PM0.61m				2:47AM0.67m					3:18PM0.68m


	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	8	9	12	12	11
Feels °C	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 11	SE 11
kJ	210	210	154	151	135	338	386	386	441	637	735	584	449	355	326	242	163	118	108	72	68	51	31
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	146	142	89	22	22	133	93	87	85	83	57	56	56	56	46	46	46	27	26	25	25	25	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 5	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 18	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	43	42	11	86	87	122	186	193	—	—	—	—	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 4	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	31	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	0	0	0	89	87	87	0	0	0	0	0	109	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	87
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Three Points East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5

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