Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
9.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
50
53
58
83
117
79
48
53
441
319
104
84
195
116
84
55
48
134
414
749
978
999
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:49PM2.06m
5:53AM2.02m
6:34PM2.04m
6:50AM1.98m
7:20PM2.00m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.79m
00:06AM0.83m
12:34PM0.77m
00:50AM0.82m
1:19PM0.73m
1:34AM0.81m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
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—
—
—
—
—
8:11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
5:06
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:07
—
—
—
—
5:07
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
12
4
2
1
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
10
11
13
13
11
9
9
9
9
11
14
11
10
10
9
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
8
10
8
7
6
4
1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
E
12
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
49
49
50
53
58
83
117
79
14
48
155
131
104
84
195
116
84
55
48
45
45
47
96
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
—
—
0.2
E
14
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
E
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
12
0.1
S
16
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.1
S
18
—
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
15
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
4
4
—
—
15
4
84
10
48
5
28
27
41
58
6
—
83
54
4
—
—
—
—
—
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
—
—
—
0.1
S
16
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
3
5
2
—
5
7
6
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.4
NNE
3
—
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
6
2
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
—
—
0.4
SSE
3
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.6
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
—
—
—
4
—
16
28
30
44
53
441
319
—
—
4
45
55
187
43
134
414
749
978
999
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Distance (km)
7
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0
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0
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136
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Rating
(10 max)
2
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2
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1
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3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
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2
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5
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Rating
(10 max)
6
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