Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.2°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: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
1
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)11610101066677889910101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226420203500370453703859117611441230178011571111880954954794684603603
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
1.57
6:39AM
1.45
7:09PM
1.52
7:34AM
1.40
8:06PM
1.48
8:32AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.41
12:40AM
0.47
12:56PM
0.47
1:34AM
0.52
1:50PM
0.52
2:29AM
0.55
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-6:16-------6:15-------6:13------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1---1------------
Temp. °C121313131313141414141414141314161918161716151517
Feels °C (?)101211111191088888101112141715131213131315
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