Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at South Shore today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for South Shore at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at South Shore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.21m | 4:04AM2.26m | 4:26PM2.28m | 4:51AM2.35m | 5:15PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.53m | 10:19AM0.56m | 10:37PM0.50m | 11:08AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 16 | E 12 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 13 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 44 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 36 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 160 |
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