Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 18 Jun 2025 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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
WSW
0.4
ENE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.5
NE
0.8
SSE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)44448111110101066667777757151414141413131313121212121212111111111111111010101010555512105105559
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)663332423331304287705766799370443143344055961201511301781661561461441411141221168471484241222288882161213135411141811837
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
1.52
8:39PM
1.62
9:05AM
1.56
9:35PM
1.63
10:05AM
1.62
10:33PM
1.66
11:05AM
1.70
11:32PM
1.69
12:05PM
1.79
12:30AM
1.74
1:03PM
1.88
1:26AM
1.78
1:59PM
1.95
2:21AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.34
2:30PM
0.28
3:04AM
0.30
3:25PM
0.26
3:56AM
0.25
4:21PM
0.23
4:49AM
0.20
5:19PM
0.20
5:44AM
0.15
6:17PM
0.18
6:39AM
0.10
7:16PM
0.15
7:35AM
0.06
8:13PM
0.14
8:31AM
0.04
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:15-------8:17-------8:17-------8:17-
Sunset----4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C87789876667111110998881112101010989101197777811141088877998654458999999911
Feels °C (?)43445310-11377655454774444357953333369300-1-2024530-1-11345555557
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