The invention provides a lightweight honeycomb wave-absorbing material and a preparation method thereof. The honeycomb wave-absorbing material is obtained by processing a base material doped with carbon fibers into a honeycomb core structure and then carrying out gum dipping molding, and the base material comprises aramid paper or kraft paper. The preparation method comprises the following steps of 1, preparing the honeycomb core by using a base material doped with carbon fibers, wherein the honeycomb core is directly used or subjected to subsequent processing, 2, carrying out gum dipping molding on the honeycomb core, and 3, drying the honeycomb core subjected to gum dipping molding to obtain the honeycomb wave-absorbing material. According to the honeycomb wave-absorbing material disclosed by the invention, paper containing carbon fibers is used as a raw material, and good wave-absorbing performance can be realized by preparing honeycombs; and the wave-absorbing material has the advantages of being excellent in wave-absorbing performance, good in environment resistance, light in weight, flexible, capable of being molded and the like, and can be used for stealth design of some equipment.