diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/TerrainSurface.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/Physics/TerrainSurface.cs
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+using System;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Physics;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Outdoor terrain height resolver for a single landblock. Performs
+/// bilinear interpolation of the 9×9 heightmap grid to produce the
+/// ground Z at any (localX, localY) within the 192×192 landblock
+/// footprint. Also computes the outdoor cell ID for AC's position
+/// encoding.
+///
+/// <para>
+/// Algorithm ported from GameWindow.SampleTerrainZ (which was inlined
+/// and not reusable). The heightmap is indexed x-major:
+/// <c>heights[x * 9 + y]</c>; each byte is a lookup into
+/// <paramref name="heightTable"/> (256-entry float array from
+/// Region.LandDefs.LandHeightTable).
+/// </para>
+/// </summary>
+public sealed class TerrainSurface
+{
+    private const int HeightmapSide = 9;
+    private const float CellSize = 24f;
+    private const int CellsPerSide = 8;  // 192 / 24
+
+    private readonly byte[] _heights;
+    private readonly float[] _heightTable;
+
+    public TerrainSurface(byte[] heights, float[] heightTable)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(heights);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(heightTable);
+        if (heights.Length < 81)
+            throw new ArgumentException("heights must have 81 entries", nameof(heights));
+        if (heightTable.Length < 256)
+            throw new ArgumentException("heightTable must have 256 entries", nameof(heightTable));
+
+        _heights = heights;
+        _heightTable = heightTable;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Bilinear-interpolated terrain Z at (localX, localY) in
+    /// landblock-local coordinates (0..192 range).
+    /// </summary>
+    public float SampleZ(float localX, float localY)
+    {
+        float fx = Math.Clamp(localX / CellSize, 0f, HeightmapSide - 1f);
+        float fy = Math.Clamp(localY / CellSize, 0f, HeightmapSide - 1f);
+
+        int x0 = Math.Min((int)fx, HeightmapSide - 2);
+        int y0 = Math.Min((int)fy, HeightmapSide - 2);
+        int x1 = x0 + 1;
+        int y1 = y0 + 1;
+        float tx = fx - x0;
+        float ty = fy - y0;
+
+        float h00 = _heightTable[_heights[x0 * HeightmapSide + y0]];
+        float h10 = _heightTable[_heights[x1 * HeightmapSide + y0]];
+        float h01 = _heightTable[_heights[x0 * HeightmapSide + y1]];
+        float h11 = _heightTable[_heights[x1 * HeightmapSide + y1]];
+
+        float hx0 = h00 * (1 - tx) + h10 * tx;
+        float hx1 = h01 * (1 - tx) + h11 * tx;
+        return hx0 * (1 - ty) + hx1 * ty;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Compute the outdoor cell ID for the given landblock-local position.
+    /// Outdoor cells are an 8×8 grid of 24×24-unit cells numbered
+    /// 0x0001..0x0040. Cell (0,0) at position (0,0) is 0x0001.
+    /// </summary>
+    public uint ComputeOutdoorCellId(float localX, float localY)
+    {
+        int cx = Math.Clamp((int)(localX / CellSize), 0, CellsPerSide - 1);
+        int cy = Math.Clamp((int)(localY / CellSize), 0, CellsPerSide - 1);
+        return (uint)(1 + cx * CellsPerSide + cy);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/TerrainSurfaceTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/Physics/TerrainSurfaceTests.cs
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+using System.Numerics;
+using AcDream.Core.Physics;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Tests.Physics;
+
+public class TerrainSurfaceTests
+{
+    // A height table where index N maps to N * 1.0f (linear).
+    // Makes test assertions predictable: height byte 10 → Z = 10.0.
+    private static float[] LinearHeightTable()
+    {
+        var table = new float[256];
+        for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) table[i] = i * 1.0f;
+        return table;
+    }
+
+    // A flat heightmap where every vertex is height byte 50.
+    private static byte[] FlatHeightmap(byte value = 50)
+    {
+        var heights = new byte[81];
+        Array.Fill(heights, value);
+        return heights;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SampleZ_FlatTerrain_ReturnsSameValueEverywhere()
+    {
+        var surface = new TerrainSurface(FlatHeightmap(50), LinearHeightTable());
+
+        Assert.Equal(50f, surface.SampleZ(0f, 0f));
+        Assert.Equal(50f, surface.SampleZ(96f, 96f));
+        Assert.Equal(50f, surface.SampleZ(191f, 191f));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SampleZ_SlopeAlongX_InterpolatesLinearly()
+    {
+        // Heights increase along X: column 0 = byte 10, column 8 = byte 90.
+        // Each column step is (90-10)/8 = 10 bytes.
+        var heights = new byte[81];
+        for (int x = 0; x < 9; x++)
+            for (int y = 0; y < 9; y++)
+                heights[x * 9 + y] = (byte)(10 + x * 10);
+
+        var surface = new TerrainSurface(heights, LinearHeightTable());
+
+        // At x=0 (vertex 0): Z = 10
+        Assert.Equal(10f, surface.SampleZ(0f, 96f), precision: 1);
+        // At x=96 (midpoint, vertex 4): Z = 50
+        Assert.Equal(50f, surface.SampleZ(96f, 96f), precision: 1);
+        // At x=192 (vertex 8): Z = 90
+        Assert.Equal(90f, surface.SampleZ(192f, 96f), precision: 1);
+        // At x=48 (between vertex 2 and 3): Z = 30 + 0.5 * 10 = 35
+        // vertex 2 = byte 30, vertex 3 = byte 40, midpoint = 35
+        Assert.Equal(35f, surface.SampleZ(60f, 96f), precision: 1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SampleZ_ClampsOutOfBounds()
+    {
+        var surface = new TerrainSurface(FlatHeightmap(42), LinearHeightTable());
+
+        // Negative coordinates clamp to 0
+        Assert.Equal(42f, surface.SampleZ(-10f, -10f));
+        // Beyond 192 clamps to boundary
+        Assert.Equal(42f, surface.SampleZ(300f, 300f));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeOutdoorCellId_Origin_ReturnsFirst()
+    {
+        var surface = new TerrainSurface(FlatHeightmap(), LinearHeightTable());
+
+        // Cell (0,0) at position (0,0) → cell ID 0x0001
+        Assert.Equal(0x0001u, surface.ComputeOutdoorCellId(0f, 0f));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeOutdoorCellId_SecondColumn_ReturnsCorrect()
+    {
+        var surface = new TerrainSurface(FlatHeightmap(), LinearHeightTable());
+
+        // 24 units in X = cell (1, 0) → cell ID 0x0001 + 1*8 = 0x0009
+        Assert.Equal(0x0009u, surface.ComputeOutdoorCellId(24f, 0f));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ComputeOutdoorCellId_LastCell_Returns0x0040()
+    {
+        var surface = new TerrainSurface(FlatHeightmap(), LinearHeightTable());
+
+        // Cell (7,7) at position (191,191) → 0x0001 + 7*8 + 7 = 0x0040
+        Assert.Equal(0x0040u, surface.ComputeOutdoorCellId(191f, 191f));
+    }
+}