Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Bay today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 428 | 329 | 291 | 220 | 193 | 128 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 51 | 47 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.39m | 6:21PM1.36m | 6:45AM1.39m | 7:11PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.12m | 12:12PM0.12m | 00:35AM0.14m | 1:04PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 428 | 329 | 291 | 163 | 139 | 139 | 118 | 94 | 84 | 105 | 102 | 75 | 58 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 220 | 193 | 128 | 121 | 121 | 84 | 82 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 47 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 80 | 79 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 159 | 165 | 177 | 216 | 251 | 1 | — | 9 | 51 | 77 | 106 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 282 | 88 | 0 |
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