Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (20 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
11
1
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SE
16
0.9
SSE
18
1.1
SE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
21
20
18
21
62
9
6
4
16
18
49
57
138
264
547
695
481
258
220
129
118
109
99
Wind (km/h)
30
S
10
SE
10
N
5
NE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
20
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:20PM2.41m
8:44AM2.21m
9:14PM2.30m
9:46AM2.12m
10:11PM2.17m
10:46AM2.07m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.53m
2:15AM0.67m
2:50PM0.59m
3:22AM0.66m
3:49PM0.65m
4:26AM0.65m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
15
11
11
11
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
7
8
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
4
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
6
6
4
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
11
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
SE
16
0.9
SSE
18
1.1
SE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
27
20
13
17
21
20
9
4
4
16
18
49
57
138
264
547
695
481
258
220
129
118
109
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
9
21
2
1
9
9
1
3
1
2
2
8
8
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
22
3
20
18
9
3
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.6
S
4
1
S
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
69
3
2
13
62
3
13
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
108
87
87
136
141
87
87
89
89
87
87
0
0
0
0
0
136
89
0
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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