Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.7
S
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)111110101010101110101010101012111111111515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11482553433191901997777111099934861912851161878
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NE
10
E
0
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
1.82
2:56PM
1.77
3:20AM
1.81
3:39PM
1.77
4:01AM
1.77
4:21PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
0.15
9:04PM
0.12
9:28AM
0.15
9:48PM
0.14
10:09AM
0.17
10:31PM
0.19
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:50-------7:52-------7:54-----
Sunset-----7:29-------7:27-------7:24--
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1299121313111099913141313151616162020171717
Feels °C (?)31146887666991010131414141718161515
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