Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at South Shore today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for South Shore at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at South Shore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 22 | E 8 | S 20 | E 8 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 23 | 42 | 60 | 82 | 257 | 176 | 54 | 125 | 90 | 94 | 68 | 157 | 33 | 190 | 19 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05AM2.30m | 2:31PM2.40m | 2:57AM2.31m | 3:23PM2.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.36m | 8:14AM0.31m | 8:45PM0.33m | 9:10AM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 42 | 60 | 82 | 257 | 20 | 54 | 125 | 90 | 94 | 68 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 6 | E 16 | SE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | E 18 | E 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 16 | — | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 7 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | S 3 | SSE 22 | SSE 3 | S 20 | SSW 3 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 111 | 176 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 157 | 3 | 190 | 1 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
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