Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 07 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
1.6
SSW
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)10109999999997777758876667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12292142141616141403925251919203221139433937104838313
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
30
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonglassglassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.65
7:00PM
1.63
7:22AM
1.56
7:49PM
1.55
8:13AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
0.25
12:52PM
0.29
1:18AM
0.35
1:40PM
0.38
2:10AM
0.44
2:31PM
0.45
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:22---
Sunset-------8:14-------8:12-------8:09
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------131041-----
Temp. °C161515151618171615141414161616141210111111131211
Feels °C (?)1516141313151415151314141615151064675755
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