Lighthouse (Spot C) Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.38° S 170.87° E

Lighthouse (Spot C) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse (Spot C) sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.3° 

Lighthouse (Spot C) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
0.3
NE
7
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
8
8
8
11
12
6
6
4
15
6
0
0
9
2
2
2
4
4
3
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
E
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:33AM1.67m
10:01PM1.57m
10:40AM1.73m
11:05PM1.64m
11:41AM1.80m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.31m
3:55PM0.35m
4:16AM0.26m
4:56PM0.29m
5:16AM0.18m
5:53PM0.22m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
13
15
13
12
10
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
2
4
8
9
7
8
5
4
5
5
2
3
4
6
3
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
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