Lighthouse Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.44° S 171.26° E

Lighthouse Reef, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse Reef sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

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

40 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Seaview- Timaru

5 km NW27 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Timaru Central - AAS

5 km N23 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Marchwiel wx

8 km NW27 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
20
light winds from the W
(18 km/h at 266°)
20
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

TimaruAeroAws

15 km NW27 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
25
moderate winds from the W
(26 km/h at 280°)
20.4 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

TimaruAeroAws

15 km NW27 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
25
moderate winds from the W
(26 km/h at 280°)
20.4 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Waimate Coast

21 km S59 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NW
(17 km/h at 315°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Penrock

26 km WNW147 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
17.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Cannington

27 km W176 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the NW
(33 km/h at 315°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
-

Howell Heights

29 km WNW230 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
Dry
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 270°)
16.7 °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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