Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (31 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)--
Afternoon (31 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (31 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.9
ENE
7
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
49
23
23
23
83
47
126
194
47
45
48
32
30
22
22
21
14
15
15
87
85
87
94
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
20
SSW
15
S
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:41PM2.12m
2:43AM2.21m
3:16PM2.10m
3:09AM2.32m
3:57PM2.07m
3:42AM2.38m
Low Tide
8:57PM0.67m
9:16AM0.66m
9:31PM0.74m
10:00AM0.66m
10:07PM0.81m
10:45AM0.70m
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7:58
8:00
8:00
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5:05
5:05
5:04
5:04
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
13
14
15
13
12
10
10
8
6
6
9
10
12
14
12
13
14
13
14
14
15
13
14
14
11
12
14
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
49
15
17
19
13
12
12
34
72
47
45
48
32
30
22
22
21
14
9
15
87
85
87
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
6
24
23
23
23
22
14
14
8
8
3
3
2
3
7
15
14
14
15
15
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
50
5
5
2
2
5
5
4
4
3
4
1
1
4
4
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
19
49
83
47
126
194
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
136
0
2
87
87
0
0
109
0
0
7
0
87
87
87
87
109
87
89
87
0
0
108
150
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
1
3
1
4
1
1
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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