Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beatons today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Beatons at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Beatons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1376 | 1318 | 850 | 692 | 416 | 1152 | 1485 | 1011 | 1056 | 1382 | 289 | 232 | 298 | 362 | 411 | 580 | 573 | 3617 | 11456 | 19931 | 21742 | 20220 | 16597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.63m | 6:44PM1.62m | 7:34AM1.60m | 7:54PM1.62m | 8:42AM1.64m | 8:57PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.68m | 12:38PM0.80m | 1:16AM0.72m | 1:50PM0.82m | 2:24AM0.70m | 2:54PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1376 | 1318 | 850 | 692 | 416 | 1152 | 1485 | 1011 | 1056 | 1382 | 584 | 335 | 251 | 361 | 370 | 580 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 24 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 38 | 80 | 114 | 347 | 181 | 11 | 350 | 249 | 131 | 289 | 198 | 192 | 362 | 411 | 188 | 289 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 232 | 298 | 150 | 132 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 502 | 589 | 3617 | 11456 | 19931 | 21742 | 20220 | 16597 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 146 | 660 | 656 | 706 | 656 | 656 |
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