Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lighthouse Reef, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Lighthouse Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Lighthouse Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Lighthouse Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Marchwiel wx

8 km NW27 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 169°)
5
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Oamaru

79 km S62 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 211°)
5
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Naseby

110 km SSW581 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 305°)
5
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Springfield

128 km NNE375 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (6 kph from 114 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
9.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lincoln Broadfield

133 km NE23 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
10.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

CHGPC Allandale

141 km NE200 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (54 kph from 150 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
8.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lauder

141 km SW372 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Oxford wx

148 km NNE287 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 235°)
5
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch

149 km NE12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 31°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Christchurch International Airport

150 km NE210 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 220°)
11 °C10.0
10.0


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Lighthouse Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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