Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

9.3° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27							Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	156	154	151	195	195	242	242	312	317	372	367	361	361	367	367	378	372	367	303	298	273	260	252
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	W	NW	NE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide	1:31AM2.15m				1:56PM2.10m				2:00AM2.18m				2:39PM2.11m				2:32AM2.17m					3:19PM2.10m
Low Tide			7:49AM0.71m				8:12PM0.74m				8:29AM0.69m				8:50PM0.75m					9:09AM0.68m


	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	5	6	9	12	10	9	8	8	8	10	11	13	12	11	9	8	8	8	10	13	11	11
Feels °C	1	0	0	4	8	5	5	4	3	4	5	7	9	8	8	6	4	4	4	8	11	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	156	154	151	195	195	242	242	312	317	372	367	361	361	367	367	378	372	367	303	298	273	260	252
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 7	S 6	S 6	SSW 9	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	25	30	26	3	47	44	23	21	19	17	18	4	3	3	16	17	16	36	29	26	22	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 12	S 12	ESE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	—	S 11	S 15	SSW 9	S 18	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5
kJ	51	51	12	11	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	—	2	17	8	6	—	2	2	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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