Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 3PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
7
4
5
3
2
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
E
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
E
1.2
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
Period(s) (?)10111111111111111110101010999912121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2810297446713193349528272246190514841175914657551461274194197144407189236232228270
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
onglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
1.63
12:05AM
1.77
12:29PM
1.67
1:01AM
1.80
1:23PM
1.72
1:51AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:39PM
0.21
6:17AM
0.25
6:37PM
0.17
7:11AM
0.21
7:30PM
0.13
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:47-------7:48-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:35-------7:32----
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------------111-------
Temp. °C151516161616161616161313131313131414151515161615
Feels °C (?)111112131515151716151212121111101111121314161613
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