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Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 28 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
14.7° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.4
SSW
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.8
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)8888111111111111456101010121291111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1711401101058988594138373682132191932262904241626158
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
5
WSW
15
W
10
NW
0
WSW
25
S
30
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off		glassononcross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
1.60
12:24AM
1.74
12:49PM
1.66
1:25AM
1.83
1:47PM
1.73
2:21AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
0.24
6:38AM
0.28
6:59PM
0.17
7:37AM
0.22
7:56PM
0.10
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset---9:12-------9:10-------9:09----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C141717161616171619211415141313121313151413131312
Feels °C (?)1115151514141614172199111011111110111011121311
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