Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 185 | 163 | 55 | 71 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 158 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.68m | 8:47PM1.72m | 9:17AM1.63m | 9:45PM1.64m | 10:17AM1.60m | 10:42PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.17m | 2:32PM0.18m | 3:05AM0.22m | 3:29PM0.25m | 3:59AM0.26m | 4:23PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 185 | 323 | 318 | 105 | 96 | 112 | 338 | 510 | 636 | 1428 | 2813 | 3033 | 2246 | 1618 | 1130 | 915 | 757 | 712 | 572 | 477 | 256 | 227 | 177 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 78 | 163 | 31 | 71 | 52 | 66 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 158 | 126 | 93 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NE 11 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 55 | 49 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 554 | 647 | — | 268 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Lighthouse (Spot C) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest