Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at South Shore today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for South Shore at 5AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at South Shore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 61 | 100 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02AM2.11m | 1:30PM2.22m | 1:51AM2.09m | 2:18PM2.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.79m | 7:08AM0.73m | 7:52PM0.79m | 7:52AM0.75m | 8:36PM0.78m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 53 | 36 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 92 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 157 | 155 | 148 | 144 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ENE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 11 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | S 18 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SE 6 | ENE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 43 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | SW 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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