Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Belt Road today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Belt Road at 9PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Belt Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5749 | 6341 | 7044 | 6871 | 6410 | 5819 | 5020 | 4606 | 4128 | 3621 | 2880 | 2541 | 2085 | 1842 | 1756 | 1071 | 2189 | 2292 | 2960 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:39PM2.56m | 5:17AM2.49m | 5:57PM2.63m | 6:26AM2.59m | 6:55PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM1.35m | 11:34AM1.27m | 00:22AM1.23m | 12:44PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7044 | 6871 | 6410 | 5819 | 5020 | 4606 | 4128 | — | — | 2541 | 2085 | 1842 | — | — | — | 69 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 5749 | 6341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3621 | 2880 | — | — | — | 1756 | 1071 | 2189 | 2292 | 2960 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 249 | 260 | 260 | 251 | 251 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 232 | 179 | 88 | 66 |
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