Surf Forecast Surf Report

Lighthouse (Spot C) surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 28 Apr 2025 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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)5ft (1.6m)5s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
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 (?)
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
2
SE
1.6
ESE
2.2
SE
1.8
ESE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)56899914139858771514121212121111678888891010111111111111101011111111111111101111111111109999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1381342247531010015283437271713516587678157977670421730128055940261955558838758656661156549541533227521017111482405840212010999998333228
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
25
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
S
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
5
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
10
SW
0
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossonglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
1.89
4:15PM
2.01
4:40AM
1.85
5:13PM
1.97
5:38AM
1.79
6:13PM
1.91
6:39AM
1.72
7:17PM
1.83
7:44AM
1.66
8:22PM
1.77
8:50AM
1.62
9:26PM
1.72
9:54AM
1.59
10:25PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.01
9:58AM
-0.02
10:36PM
0.06
10:56AM
0.03
11:37PM
0.13
11:57AM
0.09
12:39AM
0.19
1:00PM
0.15
1:42AM
0.25
2:03PM
0.21
2:44AM
0.28
3:04PM
0.25
3:42AM
0.30
4:01PM
0.27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
Sunrise------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-----
Sunset5:38-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29---
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Rain (mm)
-11--------------1231---------------------------------------
Temp. °C121099910101113121211101091010999999999989981214121211111011141614141413121215151413131111121516141312
Feels °C (?)645655561010964435657433322343443811109887812149887791412111111910101314121211
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