Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

12.5°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 6AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s

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 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	NNE 5	NE 5	SE 12	S 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 5	ENE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	15	15	21	23	27	14	9	6	6	5	5	5	8	8	21	22	21	21	21	21	20	18	29	37
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	SE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	WNW	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide					10:08AM2.45m				10:40PM2.26m				11:03AM2.42m				11:40PM2.25m				11:58AM2.38m
Low Tide		3:44AM0.72m					4:14PM0.65m				4:45AM0.71m				5:21PM0.62m				5:45AM0.68m				6:21PM0.57m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	15	18	18	15	11	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	12	13	13	12
Feels °C	7	7	7	10	14	15	13	7	8	7	8	8	6	7	7	8	8	9	7	8	9	10	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 14	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 5	E 5
kJ	9	15	15	14	6	14	4	6	2	5	5	5	5	7	4	3	3	3	5	5	20	18	10	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SE 9	SE 8	S 8	S 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 6	E 6	S 15	SE 14	SE 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	E 8	E 11	SSE 14	SSE 13
kJ	15	3	3	1	1	6	6	6	6	1	1	4	8	5	21	22	21	21	21	21	1	2	19	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	E 8	S 13	E 10	S 13	S 8	S 13	E 6	E 6	S 16	S 16	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 11	E 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 11	—	—	SSE 13
kJ	8	1	3	2	3	1	3	1	1	5	5	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	—	—	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	N 3	NNE 5	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	ENE 7	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	ENE 5
kJ	6	14	21	23	27	1	9	—	3	4	4	3	5	8	—	—	18	4	12	13	9	10	29	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Shag Beach Otago	Crossroads Otago	Moeraki Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Moeraki Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	113	87	108	109	108	141	150	141	109	163	157	157	166	162	138	138	136	136	136	136	136	136	136	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Gore Bay								Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay		Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay
Rating (10 max)	1								1	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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