Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Weld Road today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Weld Road at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Weld Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 374 | 343 | 631 | 711 | 893 | 1112 | 1208 | 1163 | 1902 | 1983 | 1933 | 2060 | 811 | 777 | 626 | 644 | 691 | 661 | 769 | 746 | 796 | 723 | 791 | 892 | 864 | 706 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:50PM2.89m | 12:12PM2.97m | 00:27AM2.79m | 12:49PM2.87m | 1:06AM2.67m | 1:30PM2.75m | 1:48AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.38m | 6:26PM0.50m | 6:39AM0.48m | 7:06PM0.61m | 7:18AM0.61m | 7:48PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 8:15 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 374 | 343 | 361 | 361 | 346 | 1112 | 1208 | 1163 | 1902 | 1983 | 1933 | 2060 | 811 | 777 | 626 | 644 | 691 | 661 | 769 | 746 | 796 | 723 | 791 | 892 | 864 | 706 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 8 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 264 | 314 | 631 | 711 | 893 | 326 | 147 | 133 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 14 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | W 21 | N 12 | NW 6 | N 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 142 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 138 | — | — | — | 412 | 345 | 285 | 240 | 229 | 242 | 297 | 320 | 262 | 200 | 135 | 78 | 41 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 111 | 245 | 262 | 245 | 256 | 113 | 111 | 113 | 7 | 162 | 245 | 257 | 245 | 165 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 111 | 111 | 185 | 111 | 0 | 79 | 39 | 79 |
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