Shag Beach Surf Break
Lat Long: 45.41° S 170.84° E

Shag Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Shag Beach

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shag Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C

2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Shag Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shag Beach today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shag Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jun)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (09 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
!
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
14
5.5
SSW
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.1
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7237
12043
4477
4283
3369
2681
1812
1248
894
595
452
239
148
268
620
626
429
385
256
206
130
131
127
121
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:33AM1.46m
10:00PM1.54m
10:26AM1.54m
10:53PM1.59m
11:22AM1.64m
11:47PM1.65m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.36m
4:19AM0.34m
4:41PM0.31m
5:07AM0.27m
5:35PM0.26m
5:58AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:11
8:11
8:11
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
11
10
9
9
8
10
11
10
10
11
12
10
Feels °C
0
4
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
11
9
8
7
6
6
4
5
7
6
6
6
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
20
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.1
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1330
5709
4477
4283
3369
2681
1812
1248
894
595
452
239
148
157
620
626
429
385
256
206
130
82
67
56
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
20
1.2
SSE
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.9
SE
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
SE
14
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
1141
1094
54
55
42
38
148
136
268
188
183
124
116
109
70
69
131
127
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SE
15
0.7
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
7
64
56
87
40
7
39
65
7
56
53
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
14
5.5
SSW
14
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
7237
12043
2
3
3
3
11
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
112
90
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
7
6
5
4
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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