Blue Duck Stream surf break

Blue Duck Stream surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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Blue Duck Stream surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blue Duck Stream sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blue Duck Stream today?

The current surf forecast for Blue Duck Stream at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Blue Duck Stream. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
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!
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3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.9
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
9
3
S
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
105
78
66
47
46
355
845
1895
2578
1108
3106
4065
4196
3501
1952
1783
1442
1163
996
735
625
520
401
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
S
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:43PM1.39m
11:06AM1.26m
11:27PM1.39m
11:51AM1.28m
00:12AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.34m
5:02AM0.32m
5:08PM0.32m
5:45AM0.30m
5:54PM0.29m
6:28AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:16
5:15
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
12
8
8
7
7
7
8
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
12
14
17
13
13
10
10
10
13
13
6
2
2
1
1
2
3
7
8
6
5
7
7
7
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.9
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
S
14
0.7
ENE
13
1.4
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
132
105
78
66
47
46
355
845
1092
142
799
129
2796
2796
2305
1952
1783
1442
1163
996
735
625
520
401
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
13
0.7
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
7
7
49
48
21
32
34
149
147
103
127
125
123
102
97
69
68
68
66
66
65
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
8
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.3
ENE
13
Energy kJ
17
49
3
3
23
44
21
15
14
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
2.2
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
9
3
S
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
23
1895
2578
1108
3106
4065
4196
3501
4
6
13
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
15
156
133
15
15
15
4
4
4
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
8
8
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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