Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
0.6
ENE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)1010101067788106777799991010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160202212154273308292283357731001117910585263269333380470500504580592
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
1.78
5:24PM
1.90
5:49AM
1.74
6:25PM
1.87
6:52AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.12
11:09AM
0.10
11:50PM
0.17
12:10PM
0.13
12:53AM
0.21
1:14PM
0.16
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---11---1---------------
Temp. °C1091010999888888999888889109
Feels °C (?)646322322344344433333355
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