Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 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
15.1° 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 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (06 Apr)--

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)99911111111106666667788999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8729112222220000031243672385398410031067980112912241153
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
1.52
6:17PM
1.57
6:39AM
1.45
7:09PM
1.52
7:34AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.40
12:04PM
0.41
12:40AM
0.47
12:56PM
0.47
1:34AM
0.52
1:50PM
0.52
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:58-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:15-------6:13
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11------11-112-----
Temp. °C111212111213131313131314141414141414141314161717
Feels °C (?)6787891111101010101088889111112141415
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