Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
9.4° C
0.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.4
ESE
16
0.4
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
15
0.5
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
15
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
16
16
15
16
19
28
38
44
32
77
74
103
99
135
125
167
163
156
149
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
S
20
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
High Tide
11:49AM2.05m
00:26AM2.06m
12:31PM2.07m
1:02AM2.11m
1:13PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.68m
6:21AM0.76m
6:54PM0.68m
7:06AM0.74m
7:33PM0.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
11
9
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
6
8
6
4
Feels °C
5
7
4
5
5
5
5
-1
1
0
1
2
2
0
-2
-2
-1
3
5
2
0
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