Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beatons today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Beatons at 2AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Beatons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1433 | 1955 | 1821 | 1692 | 1650 | 1547 | 1507 | 1507 | 2028 | 2355 | 2445 | 2374 | 2342 | 1902 | 1875 | 4101 | 4267 | 4273 | 3764 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.96m | 10:22AM1.98m | 10:39PM2.06m | 11:11AM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.47m | 4:05AM0.26m | 4:31PM0.34m | 4:57AM0.16m | 5:19PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1433 | 1955 | 1821 | 1692 | 1650 | 1547 | 1507 | 1507 | — | 2355 | 2445 | 2374 | 2342 | 1902 | 1875 | 4101 | 4267 | 4273 | 3764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 319 | 198 | 149 | 109 | 110 | 67 | 25 | 16 | — | 36 | 8 | — | — | 813 | 1165 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | 2028 | — | 15 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 9 | — | 12 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 199 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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