Boat Harbour Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.10° S 177.95° E

Boat Harbour 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Boat Harbour sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Boat Harbour at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
4
4
9
16
10
4
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
7
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
0
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:14AM1.24m
1:39PM1.33m
2:03AM1.23m
2:27PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.35m
8:00PM0.36m
8:12AM0.36m
8:48PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
9
8
10
10
10
10
11
8
9
10
12
12
11
13
13
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