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Frentzes surf break

Frentzes surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Frentzes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frentzes sea temperature is
15.2° C
 (Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frentzes today?

The current surf forecast for Frentzes at 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s 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 (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Frentzes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111101010101011111112131414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142206274269211197154151146135116111135125128128101190245221228261147129
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
1.92
12:48PM
1.96
1:18AM
1.98
1:26PM
2.02
1:55AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.49
7:07PM
0.31
7:24AM
0.42
7:44PM
0.24
8:00AM
0.37
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:20-------6:22--
Sunset-9:37-------9:37-------9:37------
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1413111098111415141211109121516141210981215
Feels °C (?)109876581010988769111198654810
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