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Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 24 Jan 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
16.1° C
 (Which is 2.8°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: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010101099991291112121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)673588489408340284239194154148139136108836711012713213413212712312188
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
1.63
8:08PM
1.57
8:37AM
1.59
9:05PM
1.57
9:35AM
1.57
10:10PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
0.32
2:33AM
0.30
3:03PM
0.32
3:31AM
0.33
4:00PM
0.31
4:33AM
0.34
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset---9:15-------9:15-------9:14----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-122211-----------------
Temp. °C131313121212111213141515151414141415161513121111
Feels °C (?)57754412479910899991098656
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