Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Man's Hat today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Man's Hat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°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) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 130 | 125 | 128 | 137 | 187 | 169 | 140 | 143 | 135 | 137 | 128 | 100 | 166 | 214 | 69 | 65 | 86 | 88 | 71 | 90 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.48m | 8:59PM1.39m | 9:23AM1.47m | 9:42PM1.36m | 10:06AM1.45m | 10:26PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.21m | 2:58PM0.25m | 3:11AM0.23m | 3:43PM0.26m | 3:54AM0.25m | 4:27PM0.28m | 4:38AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 142 | 130 | 125 | 128 | 137 | 180 | 169 | 140 | 143 | 135 | 137 | 128 | 100 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 229 | 386 | 416 | 280 | 1273 | 1345 | 1241 | 1042 | 868 | 694 | 498 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 65 | 86 | 88 | 391 | 90 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 15 | E 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 9 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 23 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 215 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 187 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 166 | 214 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 153 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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