Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 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
9.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s

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

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Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
E
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
E
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
E
3.5
ENE
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)8999910101011111111111111111111111111111111111010101011111111111110101010101011111211111111111010101010111012111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)57858313161836100422704180368085633709342727996035276725341996204116761670158414391439132011881066112411779899179901139932826670624628502443444422367338403537651610524440356311303239237254287373456450438426
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
40
NE
50
NE
25
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
5
S
0
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossononglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
1.59
3:36PM
1.73
3:50AM
1.61
4:17PM
1.74
4:31AM
1.61
4:59PM
1.74
5:13AM
1.61
5:42PM
1.72
5:59AM
1.61
6:28PM
1.70
6:49AM
1.60
7:18PM
1.66
7:43AM
1.60
8:13PM
1.63
8:44AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
0.27
9:50PM
0.33
10:00AM
0.24
10:33PM
0.31
10:44AM
0.22
11:18PM
0.29
11:31AM
0.21
12:04AM
0.28
12:19PM
0.21
12:53AM
0.27
1:12PM
0.23
1:44AM
0.27
2:07PM
0.25
2:38AM
0.26
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise--8:12-------8:12-------8:11-------8:11-------8:11-------8:10-------8:08-------8:08-
Sunset----5:09-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-------5:13-------5:14-------5:15-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1098101011111110991111111111109910101099989101110998889998776689877666998777669
Feels °C (?)864653276557777886675767756897553453455433244323333666334315
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