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Lighthouse (Spot C) Surf Forecast
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Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today?
The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Spot C). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 209 | 160 | 100 | 109 | 32 | 74 | 57 | 93 | 30 | 87 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:02AM 1.68 | 12:32PM 1.80 | 12:52AM 1.72 | 1:18PM 1.81 | 1:36AM 1.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:50PM 0.26 | 6:08AM 0.18 | 6:41PM 0.23 | 6:58AM 0.15 | 7:27PM 0.20 | 7:43AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago
Continuing clean conditions at Lighthouse (Spot C) (light winds from the NNW at Oamaru Aero Automatic Weather Station 48 km from Lighthouse (Spot C)). 0.8m 6s windswell from the NE with a 0.5m 8s swell, also from the NE and a 0.4m 10s swell, also from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
48 km away, 40 min ago
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