Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.4°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 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
129
100
100
72
81
67
45
44
43
28
28
34
36
62
62
57
52
46
31
35
27
28
15
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:24AM2.24m
8:58PM2.46m
9:25AM2.28m
9:54PM2.47m
10:23AM2.27m
10:49PM2.44m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.64m
2:56AM0.69m
3:33PM0.64m
4:05AM0.70m
4:31PM0.62m
5:10AM0.67m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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5:46
5:45
5:44
5:43
Temp °C
7
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
12
16
18
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
4
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
8
13
14
13
13
11
11
11
10
14
16
16
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
148
129
100
100
72
81
67
45
44
43
28
28
27
36
62
62
57
52
46
31
35
27
28
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
14
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
16
10
6
6
4
11
10
9
9
9
5
34
16
15
7
6
6
6
1
1
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.4
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
4
16
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
87
136
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
109
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
87
87
87
87
87
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
4
3
7
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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