Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 3.2°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 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)69999991211111111111166710101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1398058586058419511811411411414923312412757156149149149146166392
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
S
15
SE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNE
30
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
2.17
1:25AM
2.04
1:40PM
2.08
2:06AM
2.06
2:23PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.74
7:05PM
0.67
7:29AM
0.70
7:45PM
0.64
8:17AM
0.65
8:20PM
0.61
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tue
18
Sunrise-5:58-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:39-------8:42-------8:43--
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-111-------------------
Temp. °C9711131212121111101113131411999162121181714
Feels °C (?)647778999788896675121616151310
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