Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.1° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.9
NE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
14
15
15
31
11
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
2
8
15
25
57
57
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
00:08AM2.39m
12:29PM2.43m
1:00AM2.46m
1:30PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.60m
6:16AM0.68m
6:45PM0.53m
7:11AM0.58m
7:34PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
6
4
4
4
6
8
8
8
6
5
5
4
6
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
4
3
1
0
1
2
4
5
5
5
3
2
1
0
3
7
8
8
4
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