Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
12.7°C
2.1° 

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

Salisbury

4 km WSW42 m above sea level

24 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 135°)
10.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Salisbury

4 km WSW42 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 135°)
11.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Seaview- Timaru

5 km NW27 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 225°)
11.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Timaru Central - AAS

5 km N23 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
11.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marchwiel wx

8 km NW27 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 224°)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

TimaruAeroAws

15 km NW27 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
clearClear skies
5
calm
(4 km/h at 30°)
11.4 °C10 km
10 km

no observation

TimaruAeroAws

15 km NW27 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clearClear skies
5
calm
(4 km/h at 250°)
11.6 °C10 km
10 km
-
no observation
-

Waimate Coast

21 km S59 m above sea level

3 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waimate Coast

21 km S59 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 90°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Penrock

26 km WNW147 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 180°)
10.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

* 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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