Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
10.1°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 (13 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
212
205
137
123
119
87
82
79
58
41
29
28
18
18
11
10
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:52PM2.13m
5:19AM2.31m
5:30PM2.03m
6:05AM2.24m
6:13PM1.98m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.55m
11:38AM0.54m
11:37PM0.58m
12:20PM0.61m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
16
19
16
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
6
5
6
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
12
15
11
7
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