Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Lighthouse (Spot C) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lighthouse (Spot C) sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today?

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
2
NNE
1.4
NE
1
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)121111111111101010101010776699999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)461566476396156156110110805639383321787835282726161519147
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
N
15
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
10
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
20
NW
25
W
40
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
1.71
6:32AM
1.72
6:54PM
1.69
7:21AM
1.67
7:48PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.21
12:25AM
0.17
12:52PM
0.23
1:17AM
0.22
1:44PM
0.26
2:15AM
0.28
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:39-------8:38-------8:37----
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------11----
Temp. °C151716141111101012141615151312131415151614121211
Feels °C (?)88652546999813998879119101110
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