Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.1°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 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
1.5
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)9688888999109101010101010121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108161363373424492753682813778811688637575508461562689125915951649156414941154
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
0
NNW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
ESE
15
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SE
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
1.39
10:50PM
1.51
11:09AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.46
4:58AM
0.45
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:04----
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------------1--1
Temp. °C121515141414131315181715131312121316151313121211
Feels °C (?)710111111109911151612101089111412121312119
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