Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

13.2°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (17 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17							Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	67	90	58	41	43	51	81	81	51	193	250	196	162	191	148	140	136	134	134	80	81	48	65
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	SSE	E	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	N	WSW	SSW	WSW	NNW	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			8:49AM2.05m				9:23PM2.10m				9:55AM2.06m					10:37PM2.04m				10:50AM2.09m
Low Tide	2:33AM0.85m				2:45PM0.87m				3:34AM0.93m				3:52PM0.92m					4:32AM0.96m				5:10PM0.88m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	12	15	17	16	15	15	13	13	15	18	17	15	13
Feels °C	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	8	10	13	15	14	14	15	12	12	15	16	14	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 16
kJ	62	90	58	41	43	42	31	32	25	193	196	196	162	191	148	140	136	134	134	80	81	48	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	ESE 7	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	S 13	SSE 16	E 10	E 10	E 7	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	—	—	SSE 5	—	SSE 5	SSE 5
kJ	67	41	28	11	10	51	81	81	51	121	250	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	3	—	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	SSE 8	SSE 14	—	ESE 7	E 10	E 10	SSE 16	E 10	E 10	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	3	7	19	—	10	2	2	53	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	157	155	155	0	0	0	0	0	113	136	136	0	0	1	0	0	136	138
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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