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Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
15.5° C
 (Which is 2.4°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 4PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888877777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2802422611881921971691401281051037167604544313028191919129
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19PM
1.58
3:44AM
1.71
3:57PM
1.60
4:22AM
1.73
4:35PM
1.61
5:00AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.40
9:21PM
0.31
9:52AM
0.36
10:02PM
0.27
10:33AM
0.33
10:43PM
0.24
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset---9:22-------9:21-------9:21----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121312121111101011121313121110101214141413121111
Feels °C (?)78778978109101098881011111212111010
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