Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

9.4° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SE 16	SSE 17	E 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	SSE 15	ESE 16	SSE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	6	11	27	31	26	26	15	15	30	33	35	37	36	34	52	87	157	193	298	209	232	325	298	402
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WNW	NNW	W	SSW	S	W	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	NW	N	ENE	N	NW	W	NW	NW	WSW	SSE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				3:05AM2.52m				4:10PM2.55m				4:02AM2.49m				5:10PM2.55m				5:10AM2.42m
Low Tide		9:06PM0.57m				9:33AM0.49m				10:01PM0.59m				10:31AM0.44m				10:57PM0.61m				11:31AM0.43m


	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	9	8	9	9	8	9	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	8	9	9
Feels °C	9	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	5	4	5	5	6	5	8	8	6	6	4	4	4	6	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 6	E 11	E 13	E 8	E 7	ESE 12	E 4	E 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 5	SSE 8	ESE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	4	4	9	31	10	4	15	4	4	33	35	37	36	4	11	87	121	193	217	209	232	325	298	402
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SE 16	SSE 17	SSE 16	ESE 13	ESE 12	E 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 4	E 4	E 4	S 4	ESE 13	E 13	SSE 14	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSE 15	SSE 11	SSE 10	SE 10
kJ	6	11	27	26	17	15	1	15	30	4	1	1	1	34	30	80	157	151	149	201	144	87	67	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	E 8	E 14	S 20	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	—	ESE 16	ESE 16	—	NNE 7	—	ESE 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15
kJ	5	1	4	8	26	26	11	11	10	10	10	9	—	26	52	—	5	—	298	168	116	22	22	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	87	87	87	0	0	89	109	87	87	87	87	108	87	0	87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Fields	Fields	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Leithfield Beach	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Gore Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Kai-Iwi Wanganui-Manawatu	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	4	3	3	5	2	4	2	4	4	9	9	5	9	5	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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