Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

13.0°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 (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	81	51	193	250	196	196	193	150	146	140	136	134	136	82	76	64	64	64	64	121	115	44	46	47
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	ENE	NE	NNW	WNW	SW	WSW	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				9:55AM2.06m					10:37PM2.04m				10:50AM2.09m				11:38PM1.98m				11:36AM2.08m
Low Tide		3:34AM0.93m				3:52PM0.92m					4:32AM0.96m				5:10PM0.88m				5:26AM0.93m				6:10PM0.78m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	8	9	11	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	14	12	10	9	9	10	13	13	14	14
Feels °C	4	6	7	9	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	15	13	12	10	11	9	8	7	7	10	9	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 16	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	32	25	193	196	196	196	193	150	146	140	136	134	136	82	76	64	7	9	6	121	115	44	46	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SE 14	S 13	SSE 16	—	E 7	E 7	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	—	E 7	E 7	—	SSE 6	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	ENE 4
kJ	81	51	123	250	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	6	64	64	64	122	113	21	20	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSE 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	SSE 11
kJ	2	2	53	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	—	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	ENE 2	—	S 7	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	51	—	—	—	—	2	3	8
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	136	136	136	0	0	0	0	0	98	138	138	0	7	0	0	89	136	136	136	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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