Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

11.2°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 (25 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 11AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (25 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (25 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night).
	Friday 25							Saturday 26								Sunday 27
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 16	SSE 13	SE 13	ESE 15	SE 13	SE 12	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	20	20	25	35	45	44	42	42	42	62	59	59	58	56	55	52	70	192	93	75	119	73	56
Wind (km/h)	NW	SSW	SW	SSW	SE	NE	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	WNW	NW	WSW	S	S	WSW	SW	SSW	W	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	1:55AM2.12m				2:03PM2.05m				2:29AM2.17m				2:44PM2.07m					3:08AM2.23m				3:24PM2.09m
Low Tide			8:01AM0.56m				8:12PM0.39m				8:41AM0.45m				8:49PM0.35m					9:25AM0.37m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	8	2	1	1	—
Temp °C	10	8	7	8	9	8	8	8	7	7	9	16	19	17	13	12	10	4	4	7	9	9	5
Feels °C	7	5	5	6	7	6	6	5	3	3	5	12	16	15	10	10	5	-7	-1	1	3	6	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 13	SE 13	ESE 15	SE 13	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 7	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 7
kJ	2	5	5	35	45	44	42	38	28	62	59	59	58	56	55	52	51	50	93	18	119	73	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 14	SSE 14	ESE 16	ESE 13	SE 7	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	E 5	ESE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	6	20	18	25	17	8	42	42	24	22	10	10	10	5	6	4	5	26	57	27	49	28	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	E 3	ESE 16	E 13	ESE 16	SSE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 15	—	ENE 4	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 6	S 16	ESE 14	SSE 10	SSE 11	ESE 15
kJ	20	1	25	4	25	17	14	28	42	—	1	—	—	9	8	8	8	3	5	41	22	24	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	SSE 9	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 7	S 8	SSW 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	5	1	3	12	—	—	70	192	381	75	559	497	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	87	87	87	1	109	136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	136	151	1	155	151	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Smithfield Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Shingles West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	9	6	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5

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