Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.2°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 12PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (06 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)91111111110610666677889991010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2911112222034000325453674685866105813338651066137512481153973
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
1.52
6:17PM
1.57
6:39AM
1.45
7:09PM
1.52
7:34AM
1.40
8:06PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.41
12:40AM
0.47
12:56PM
0.47
1:34AM
0.52
1:50PM
0.52
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:58-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset-----6:16-------6:15-------6:13--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11----------21-------
Temp. °C111112131213131313141414141414141414141618181615
Feels °C (?)668910111110101010987810912121416161412
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