Lighthouse Reef surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lighthouse Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Reef at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111101010914131313131312121212121210111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29123317312710085615857565655507347476843482428520214599
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
2.09
12:49PM
2.03
1:07AM
2.12
1:31PM
2.11
1:53AM
2.17
2:17PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
0.60
6:51PM
0.51
7:16AM
0.48
7:35PM
0.40
7:57AM
0.40
8:24PM
0.34
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--7:07-------7:07-------7:09-----
Sunset-----6:01-------6:00------5:59---
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C1110111516141110981014171410109810161714108
Feels °C (?)8781214117665710131067646810963
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