Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.2°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 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
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
Period(s) (?)111111111111111110101010101110101010101212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)217213213205161158114825534332019019977711111099
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
WSW
20
N
10
E
0
NNE
25
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
SSW
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoffcrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
1.75
2:37AM
1.82
2:56PM
1.77
3:20AM
1.81
3:39PM
1.77
4:01AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.17
8:18PM
0.11
8:45AM
0.15
9:04PM
0.12
9:28AM
0.15
9:48PM
0.14
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--------7:50-------7:52-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:29-------7:27----
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C1313161413121199121413111099913161515161716
Feels °C (?)9121312137221489876669121113151615
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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