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Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° C
(Which is 3.7°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 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 30 | 80 | 176 | 292 | 450 | 1464 | 1291 | 1966 | 578 | 741 | 799 | 799 | 785 | 599 | 526 | 382 | 308 | 230 | 175 | 144 | 141 | 110 | 78 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:32AM 2.15 | 11:12PM 2.43 | 11:34AM 2.22 | 12:06AM 2.47 | 12:33PM 2.25 | 1:03AM 2.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:44PM 0.67 | 5:24AM 0.77 | 5:44PM 0.66 | 6:27AM 0.72 | 6:41PM 0.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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