Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Mar 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)6101010101091212101011111111111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254101010887464445551064916813705520433356301235
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:28PM
1.79
2:58AM
1.91
3:16PM
1.82
3:43AM
1.91
4:01PM
1.83
4:27AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
0.17
8:37PM
0.06
9:08AM
0.13
9:25PM
0.03
9:54AM
0.11
10:12PM
0.04
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---8:24-------8:22-------8:21----
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21---111-1--------------
Temp. °C111214111098891112119887910111110999
Feels °C (?)554221012444444477776556
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