Old Man's Hat Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.08° S 177.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Man's Hat sea temperature is
13.8° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

Old Man's Hat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Old Man's Hat today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Old Man's Hat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
8
2.5
SSE
18
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
38
47
23
22
15
15
14
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
2
37
30
6
0
0
0
16
Wind (km/h)
5
N
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
W
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
30
WSW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:23PM1.65m
10:53AM1.49m
11:18PM1.58m
11:49AM1.44m
00:11AM1.50m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.05m
5:04PM0.10m
5:41AM0.09m
5:58PM0.16m
6:32AM0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
16
13
13
13
13
7
6
7
8
8
10
10
8
9
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
19
2.5
SSE
18
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.1
S
16
Energy kJ
374
295
235
139
101
70
161
155
142
134
127
82
75
73
72
69
68
63
53
2381
3734
3554
2935
2153
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.4
N
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.4
S
12
0.6
S
19
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
65
38
47
23
45
74
15
5
7
1
2
3
1
7
7
6
2
46
265
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
16
0.4
NE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
25
24
14
15
22
15
13
14
2
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
1
14
81
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
2
0.5
N
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
1
7
2
2
2
5
3
1
3
1
11
37
90
84
37
30
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
7
7
5
7
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
40
96
248
114
4
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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