Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.38° S 170.87° E

Lighthouse (Spot C) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse (Spot C) sea temperature is
12.2°C
2.2° 

Lighthouse (Spot C) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Spot C) today (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Spot C) at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
11
0.8
S
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
124
178
376
174
135
77
45
36
10
7
27
10
26
24
4
2
0
2
2
2
2
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
10
S
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM1.77m
10:35PM1.66m
11:10AM1.77m
11:37PM1.68m
12:07PM1.76m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.18m
4:27PM0.22m
4:48AM0.17m
5:25PM0.20m
5:46AM0.16m
6:18PM0.17m
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cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:13
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6:11
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8:25
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8:27
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2
3
3
2
2
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
14
13
17
16
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
9
12
14
10
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
5
4
4
4
6
5
6
8
8
9
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