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Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Lighthouse Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
16.1° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.2
SSE
1
ENE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)881451414131366777888899910111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22341844324946447198114293127193284289298328311347495663617660
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
2.08
5:37AM
2.21
5:43PM
2.04
6:20AM
2.18
6:40PM
2.03
7:06AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.67
12:02PM
0.67
12:05AM
0.64
12:46PM
0.64
12:59AM
0.62
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18--
Sunset-9:15-------9:14-------9:14------
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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mod rain
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Rain (mm)
--------11264653321---76
Temp. °C151514121110121416151515151616161615151515151313
Feels °C (?)12121298810131212141413151213151416141413910
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