Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 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
15.1° 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 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 02). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (02 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (02 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.6
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)12121111111112111111111010101091211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31544551366116791681370559648041636529398256364403400367408347
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
1.82
3:43AM
1.91
4:01PM
1.83
4:27AM
1.88
4:45PM
1.81
5:10AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
0.13
9:25PM
0.03
9:54AM
0.11
10:12PM
0.04
10:39AM
0.12
10:57PM
0.09
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset---8:22-------8:21-------8:20----
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C811111199879111111109881014141312121314
Feels °C (?)134445436888764459989101112
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