Lighthouse 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.17° S 178.44° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse sea temperature is

25.5°C

Lighthouse 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 today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse at 1PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	64	43	42	40	40	39	39	41	65	99	121	110	220	214	180	203	197	186	154	114	114	113	113	111	77	74
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:02AM1.51m				3:40PM1.61m				4:00AM1.51m				4:27PM1.65m				4:52AM1.51m				5:10PM1.67m				5:40AM1.50m
Low Tide				9:18AM0.34m				9:55PM0.40m				10:08AM0.36m				10:46PM0.34m				10:53AM0.38m				11:32PM0.30m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	6:15
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	23	23	24	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	24	25	25	23	23	22	22	22	23	24	24	23	23	23	22	23
Feels °C	24	24	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	22	24	23	22	21	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 14	ESE 8	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	394	386	437	40	40	39	39	39	65	99	121	308	249	214	208	208	172	186	264	114	114	113	113	111	77	74
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 9	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	S 17	SSW 13	S 16	S 16	S 15	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13
kJ	64	43	42	19	18	10	9	41	37	36	36	110	220	8	180	203	197	6	154	5	5	4	—	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 12	SSE 9	N 12	SW 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	N 13	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	—	—	—	S 21
kJ	43	20	20	12	12	30	28	9	9	8	8	36	8	3	19	7	7	3	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	554	—	—	437	428	472	472	433	367	359	308	—	—	213	—	—	—	234	—	217	223	223	223	217	250	232
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Restaurants Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Waidroka Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Corvette New-Caledonia	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	136	136	125	1410	1910	136	125	125	125	125	125	1410	1910	136	0	0	56	84	125	2278	136	1337	125	136	136	125
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage															Frigates	Hideaway	Hideaway	Hideaway
Rating (10 max)															2	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas			Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas			Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Cloudbreak Mamanucas		Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	2	1			2	2	3	3	2	2		2		2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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