Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
13.6° 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 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
SSE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
2
SE
1.5
ESE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)77989910101061010888777799999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242538477094163166194159125130449404383110147140113275281612344388
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
1.81
4:28PM
1.92
4:52AM
1.78
5:24PM
1.90
5:49AM
1.74
6:25PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.07
10:49PM
0.12
11:09AM
0.10
11:50PM
0.17
12:10PM
0.13
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:18-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:51---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---21----11--1-111---1-1
Temp. °C101011101010119101099888888899998
Feels °C (?)767565745321112333343443
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