Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
10.2°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 9PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
102
434
382
283
142
156
123
224
426
374
289
299
347
384
330
255
255
224
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
NNW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
10
N
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:39PM2.04m
5:07AM2.15m
5:22PM2.01m
5:56AM2.16m
6:10PM1.97m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.49m
11:37AM0.42m
11:44PM0.53m
12:25PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
15
11
9
7
6
5
8
11
9
7
6
5
5
4
5
9
11
9
7
Feels °C
8
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
4
6
5
2
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