Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

9.9° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	E 9	E 9	E 6	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 6	E 9	E 9	NE 5	ENE 5	E 8	ENE 8	SSE 16	E 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	49	64	40	16	21	26	32	8	6	6	6	9	5	11	27	14	26	26	15	15	30	33	35	37
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			2:05PM2.44m				2:15AM2.49m					3:07PM2.51m				3:05AM2.52m				4:10PM2.55m				4:02AM2.49m
Low Tide	7:38AM0.60m				8:14PM0.58m				8:36AM0.56m					9:06PM0.57m				9:33AM0.49m				10:01PM0.59m


	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06
	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	8	11	9	8	8	9	9	8	12	15	12	11	10	10	10	9	11	11	7	8	7	7	7
Feels °C	1	4	8	5	5	4	4	5	4	8	11	9	8	8	8	8	6	9	8	2	4	3	2	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 9	ENE 5	E 6	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 7	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14
kJ	10	12	40	16	21	26	32	8	6	5	6	9	5	11	5	4	13	15	15	15	30	33	35	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	SE 12	E 9	E 9	E 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SE 16	SSE 16	E 13	E 6	E 6	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	SE 16
kJ	14	14	6	14	6	12	15	6	6	6	6	6	5	11	27	14	3	3	1	1	1	1	—	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SE 13	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 12	S 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	E 10	E 11	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	—
kJ	17	7	12	1	3	3	1	1	6	6	6	5	5	2	2	10	26	26	11	11	10	10	10	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3
kJ	49	64	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	87	87	87	87	88	109	109	150	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1						1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	5	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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