Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)8899910101010101010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77585012331249984104410661024917954872772684598586523391334265259216177222307
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
NNE
10
NNW
5
SSW
0
S
5
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscrossglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
1.52
7:34AM
1.40
8:06PM
1.48
8:32AM
1.37
9:05PM
1.47
9:31AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
0.52
1:50PM
0.52
2:29AM
0.55
2:44PM
0.53
3:23AM
0.54
3:36PM
0.51
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:13-------6:10-------6:09
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C141414131418192017161616161816141314121212121312
Feels °C (?)91011111216171814141313131613121313111111887
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