Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)11111110101010101010106777775668886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63759489828079798080672482301541238368801038656434248
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
10
S
15
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossonononononononglasscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
1.57
9:59PM
1.66
10:29AM
1.57
11:10PM
1.69
11:38AM
1.60
12:17AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.30
4:24AM
0.34
4:47PM
0.28
5:29AM
0.33
5:50PM
0.24
6:30AM
0.28
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:34-------8:31-------8:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------2331----
Temp. °C141614131211111113161818182017141311111111111111
Feels °C (?)911119877681012151617151285568999
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