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Lat Long: 45.38° S 170.87° E

Lighthouse (Spot C) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse (Spot C) sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.1° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
1.9
SSW
6
0.6
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
15
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
181
178
131
168
121
221
117
79
81
79
87
156
141
137
99
98
98
93
62
61
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
NW
5
S
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:35PM1.74m
3:52AM1.73m
3:14PM1.74m
3:34AM1.76m
3:57PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.17m
8:42PM0.20m
9:02AM0.15m
9:24PM0.18m
9:48AM0.16m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:18
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7:16
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6:15
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6:37
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7:38
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6:39
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 mm
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3
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
10
15
16
15
13
11
6
5
6
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
9
9
11
9
8
Feels °C
5
11
14
14
12
10
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
3
2
2
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