Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)999101010101010101010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)294281295262271277233192192192188192153146118120120120858160584139
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.69
7:30PM
1.82
7:58AM
1.66
8:38PM
1.78
9:06AM
1.64
9:44PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
0.21
1:14PM
0.16
1:57AM
0.24
2:19PM
0.18
3:01AM
0.25
3:22PM
0.19
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:46-------5:45---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8889111098878101099999111315151514
Feels °C (?)3434766554587776657913121111
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