Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
10.5° C

1.1°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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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)
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
60
124
116
108
126
141
188
195
154
179
149
114
112
110
108
75
72
72
72
50
119
113
193
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02PM2.08m
1:28AM2.07m
1:39PM2.09m
1:52AM2.15m
2:17PM2.10m
2:16AM2.24m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.64m
7:30AM0.71m
7:58PM0.68m
8:12AM0.69m
8:31PM0.74m
8:54AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
3
1
0
1
0
1
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
SSE
17
Energy kJ
64
60
124
116
108
113
141
188
195
154
149
149
114
112
110
108
75
72
72
72
50
50
50
193
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
16
15
22
29
81
126
119
107
100
137
179
97
86
53
51
39
37
12
22
20
19
119
113
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
12
0.6
SE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.2
SSE
21
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
S
17
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
20
12
33
7
10
24
29
27
42
8
8
8
20
154
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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