Lighthouse Right 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 22.48° S 166.47° E

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lighthouse Right sea temperature is

22.7° C

Lighthouse Right 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 Right today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse Right at 10AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	17s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s
Evening (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	2	4	3	3	1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 17	SW 10	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	240	475	122	935	1134	1175	1016	859	837	683	656	515	321	316	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	NE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide				10:28AM1.08m					11:10PM1.36m				11:17AM1.05m				11:46PM1.28m				12:09PM1.01m
Low Tide		4:51AM0.31m				4:33PM0.11m					5:32AM0.29m				5:15PM0.23m				6:13AM0.29m				5:59PM0.36m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	1	1	3	13	4	5	1	2	6	12	14	11	3	4	4	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	22	22	22	21	22	21	22	22	21	19	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	20	20	21	20	24	21	21	20	20	18	16	16	17	15	17	17	18	20	22	22	21	21	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	E 8	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	380	397	383	351	380	333	1016	859	837	683	656	1219	1911	2000	2867	2613	2276	2067	367	1327	1152	875	803	662
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 14	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	ESE 8	SE 14	SE 14	SSW 18	SE 14	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	134	475	681	935	1134	1175	325	318	213	151	180	515	499	485	485	370	404	346	1571	341	171	147	122	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SE 18	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	SE 15	—	—	SE 14	—	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	240	127	122	96	366	350	459	437	492	480	539	512	321	316	—	472	—	—	346	—	336	331	317	218
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	E 9	E 9	—	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	ENE 4	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	ESE 8	E 8	—	—	—
kJ	14	14	18	14	742	742	—	26	25	52	36	311	617	573	449	593	601	555	—	235	264	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4
Distance (km)	25	25	1	25	0	1	1	25	0	1	1	25	72	72	72	72	1	1	1	1	10	1248	1248	1232
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	Dumbea Rights	Ouano Rights	Corvette	Maria Reef left	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Lefts	Ouano Lefts	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Ouano Rights	Dumbea Rights	Fausse Passe
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Corvette New-Caledonia	Maria Reef left New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Fausse Passe New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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