Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.7
SSE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)989910101061010888788777979910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38477094163202194179115100394344376110179183144140113453113289295322
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
S
35
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
1.92
4:52AM
1.78
5:24PM
1.90
5:49AM
1.74
6:25PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.07
10:49PM
0.12
11:09AM
0.10
11:50PM
0.17
12:10PM
0.13
12:53AM
0.21
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:51-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-32----1------11-----11-
Temp. °C1110101110910109988888888988888
Feels °C (?)765755532212344443333433
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