Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.38° S 170.87° E

Lighthouse (Spot C) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lighthouse (Spot C) sea temperature is
12.3°C
2.0° 

Lighthouse (Spot C) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
36
33
33
35
34
30
29
20
19
25
30
69
31
23
59
71
77
66
51
51
46
46
34
28
27
25
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
0
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:33AM1.71m
12:59PM1.76m
1:24AM1.73m
1:47PM1.75m
2:12AM1.75m
2:32PM1.73m
2:56AM1.76m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.15m
7:08PM0.16m
7:30AM0.16m
7:54PM0.16m
8:18AM0.19m
8:38PM0.18m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
16
19
20
20
18
17
15
13
13
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Feels °C
14
13
14
16
15
13
14
12
10
11
12
14
16
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14
12
12
11
11
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10
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10
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