Boat Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.10° S 177.95° E

Boat Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Boat Harbour sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.7° 

Boat Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Boat Harbour today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Boat Harbour at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Boat Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
126
95
95
97
95
66
66
63
64
43
42
42
36
36
20
27
20
23
23
23
23
22
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
NE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:20AM1.44m
11:40PM1.47m
12:12PM1.40m
00:30AM1.40m
1:02PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.11m
5:31PM0.19m
6:00AM0.16m
6:22PM0.25m
6:47AM0.22m
7:11PM0.31m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
8
7
7
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