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Lighthouse Reef Surf Forecast
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Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.0° 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: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | |
314 | 306 | 674 | 476 | 450 | 328 | 337 | 414 | 362 | 301 | 128 | 117 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 54 | 106 | 79 | 121 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:41PM2.04m | 12:10PM2.12m | 00:30AM2.10m | 12:58PM2.19m | 1:20AM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.59m | 5:52AM0.58m | 6:18PM0.48m | 6:33AM0.48m | 7:08PM0.42m | 7:21AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 21 | 306 | 674 | 476 | 450 | 328 | 337 | 414 | 362 | 301 | 128 | 117 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 121 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 73 | 40 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 44 | 46 | 54 | 106 | 79 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | S 26 | S 24 | S 24 | SE 22 | E 11 | S 19 | S 24 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 314 | 2593 | 2522 | 2430 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 155 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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