Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
11
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
29
222
210
311
74
52
63
96
53
35
79
191
398
279
211
229
669
634
645
447
410
325
264
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
N
5
NW
0
ENE
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
N
20
NE
25
ENE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
SSE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
15
S
35
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53PM2.03m
9:09AM1.97m
9:37PM2.03m
9:57AM1.94m
10:16PM2.02m
10:40AM1.98m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.91m
2:49AM1.02m
3:20PM0.89m
3:50AM0.95m
4:04PM0.82m
4:37AM0.84m
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:37
7:37
7:39
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5:25
5:24
5:22
5:22
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
9
9
13
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
9
12
13
12
13
9
9
11
10
9
11
9
7
9
6
5
9
2
0
-1
0
2
3
2
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
11
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Energy kJ
18
29
41
210
311
74
52
9
14
53
35
79
191
398
279
211
35
57
55
55
447
410
325
264
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
12
0.1
S
13
0.3
E
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
10
0.7
SSE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
14
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
7
7
16
27
3
21
6
10
10
10
5
35
54
18
18
36
7
20
54
52
48
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
11
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
5
10
45
43
9
18
6
35
17
16
7
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
0.4
S
3
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
4
0.2
SSE
4
1.1
S
10
0.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
222
3
28
63
96
7
2
219
229
669
634
645
1639
1746
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
6
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
138
87
0
0
7
1
0
109
136
7
0
136
87
0
0
1
155
155
151
151
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
4
5
4
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
7
4
4
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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