Lighthouse Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is

12.6°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (01 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 14	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	119	92	53	50	35	24	17	16	15	15	17	22	35	22	13	7	6	12	8	5	5	8	8	21
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	S	S	S	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:10AM2.46m				9:40PM2.24m					10:08AM2.45m				10:40PM2.26m				11:03AM2.42m
Low Tide		2:39AM0.71m				3:11PM0.63m				3:44AM0.72m					4:14PM0.65m				4:45AM0.71m				5:21PM0.62m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	7	8	13	19	20	18	15	13	12	12	16	18	19	13	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10
Feels °C	1	3	3	8	15	14	12	10	8	7	6	10	13	16	8	7	8	9	8	9	7	6	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 11	SE 4	ESE 4	E 3
kJ	119	92	53	50	35	24	14	8	15	15	15	14	14	22	13	7	1	6	3	4	5	3	2	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	ESE 13	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	S 8	S 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	S 14	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 15
kJ	4	4	5	5	6	5	4	16	8	3	3	1	1	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	8	8	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 6	E 7	E 8	S 13	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	E 6	NE 4	S 16	S 15	E 8	SE 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	8	8	8	18	18	17	17	1	1	1	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	5	4	1	5	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 4	NE 5	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNW 3	S 3	S 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSE 4	—	SE 4	—	E 4	—
kJ	3	20	—	13	15	—	—	4	6	11	17	22	35	1	1	7	6	12	8	—	3	—	3	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	138	0	0	2	0	113	98	87	89	98	109	109	108	151	141	87	109	155	157	138	138	138	138	136
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Port Robinson	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Port Robinson	Gore Bay							Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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