Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 19s 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 offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (04 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)111010101099911111110101211111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)705596480425365237222135205302286281367383344332394403338332332319290284
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
1.88
4:45PM
1.81
5:10AM
1.82
5:29PM
1.76
5:52AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.04
10:39AM
0.12
10:57PM
0.09
11:23AM
0.16
11:43PM
0.16
12:07PM
0.22
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------7:15-------7:16-------7:18-
Sunset-8:21-------8:20-------8:17------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11119988101414131213131315171616151616161923
Feels °C (?)88554461099911111114151414131414131620
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