Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.2°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 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)677799999101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)907979797626928328728830727127728228223719218818414911812012012090
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
1.87
6:52AM
1.69
7:30PM
1.82
7:58AM
1.66
8:38PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.13
12:53AM
0.21
1:14PM
0.16
1:57AM
0.24
2:19PM
0.18
3:01AM
0.25
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:49-------5:46-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8999998889101088778101099988
Feels °C (?)444455443457554458777655
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