Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.2° 

Lighthouse Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
3
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SE
15
1.4
SE
15
1.3
SE
15
1.2
SE
15
1.1
SE
14
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
11
0.4
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.6
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
54
73
274
411
450
869
838
743
623
466
114
97
93
65
67
57
46
29
90
68
211
203
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
SE
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
0
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:41AM2.14m
8:11PM1.95m
8:34AM2.07m
9:13PM1.95m
9:29AM2.03m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.64m
1:47PM0.64m
2:01AM0.70m
2:34PM0.69m
3:00AM0.77m
3:28PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
4
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