Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

13.6°C

Lighthouse Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (30 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 5	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	180	91	171	220	96	408	419	331	261	235	231	185	179	145	121	94	90	51	49	35	24	17	16
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	NW	SSE	SW	SSW	SW	SW	W	W	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide			7:10AM2.47m				7:20PM2.16m				8:10AM2.47m				8:34PM2.19m				9:10AM2.46m				9:40PM2.24m
Low Tide					1:24PM0.52m				1:36AM0.66m				2:15PM0.58m				2:39AM0.71m				3:11PM0.63m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	5	8	10	11	9	7	6	6	6	9	11	10	10	8	7	7	9	13	18	19	18	15
Feels °C	1	1	4	6	-1	-3	-1	-1	1	1	6	6	4	4	3	3	3	4	9	14	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 13	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 9
kJ	180	91	171	220	7	—	—	331	261	235	231	185	179	145	121	94	90	51	49	35	24	14	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 3	SSE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	ESE 13
kJ	1	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	233	20	20	5	5	5	5	3	4	4	5	6	4	2	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	—	NNE 3	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	SE 13	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 6
kJ	77	—	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	7	8	8	18	18	17	17	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 3	S 10	S 5	SSE 9	SSE 10	S 9	S 10	—	—	—	ENE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	—	NNW 2	NE 4
kJ	—	—	1	216	96	408	419	1004	1087	—	—	—	1	1	2	16	11	12	12	14	—	1	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Scarborough Canterbury	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Patiti Point Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Smithfield Canterbury	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Brighton Otago	Campbells Bay Otago
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	2	2	2	3	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	155	155	844	281	223	0	0	0	87	136	136	2	0	0	0	0	7	109	183	89
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Port Robinson				Smithfield	Fields	Smithfield	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Port Robinson	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3				4	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Three Points East Cape	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	3	1	4	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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