Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 19 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
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
2.1
NE
1.9
NNE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)987121212111114121211111111111010101010666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58555149726910063100365461493476396156156112110805738307277120
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
10
NNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
1.78
5:22PM
1.71
5:48AM
1.76
6:06PM
1.71
6:32AM
1.72
6:54PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
0.21
11:37PM
0.14
12:04PM
0.21
12:25AM
0.17
12:52PM
0.23
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-6:56-------6:58--------7:00-----
Sunset-----8:42-------8:39-------8:38--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----3221---------------
Temp. °C15151617171514141413151716141111109121415151514
Feels °C (?)14141514151311121389965235591088138
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