Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (04 Oct):

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

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
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
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
48
48
48
63
63
63
61
47
45
32
31
46
41
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
5
E
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:25AM2.41m
11:01PM2.23m
11:19AM2.42m
11:59PM2.31m
12:14PM2.42m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.65m
5:05AM0.78m
5:40PM0.61m
6:04AM0.73m
6:37PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:03
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7:01
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7:00
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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Temp °C
7
11
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
13
14
15
13
Feels °C
3
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
11
12
12
10
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