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Lat Long: 42.28° S 173.78° E

Blue Duck Stream Surf Photo: 'High Tide shorey' by Rob Davies

Issued: 6 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blue Duck Stream sea temperature is

15.0°C

2.4°

Blue Duck Stream surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNW	N	S	SE
	13 s	glass	4 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	W		S	SE
	13 s	off		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	W		S	SE
	13 s	cross- off		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WSW	WSW	S	SE
	12 s	glass	3 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNE		S	SE
	12 s	cross		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	N	NE	S	SE
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNE	NE	S	SE
	12 s	cross	4 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NE	NE	S	SE
	12 s	cross	4 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	SW	NNE	S	SE
	12 s	glass	4 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	W	WNW	SE	S
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 September at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	WSW	SE	S
	17 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	WSW	ESE	S
	16 s	off	2 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNE	NNE	ESE	SE
	15 s	cross	5 s	15 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WSW	WSW	ESE	N
	15 s	cross- off	4 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	SSW	ESE	NNE
	14 s	cross- on	8 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	E		ESE	S
	14 s	on		14 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNE	NE	ESE	S
	14 s	cross	3 s	14 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 September at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Blue Duck Stream around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 52 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.4 ft). Range 1.83m (6.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Blue Duck Stream Surf Photo: 'High Tide shorey' by Rob Davies

Looking almost flat because there is too much water. Just 100m north of here, nice waves at Iron Gate.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:26 pm 7 Sep 2013