Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tangoio Flat Rock today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tangoio Flat Rock at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tangoio Flat Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1229 | 1094 | 173 | 159 | 179 | 155 | 132 | 188 | 196 | 121 | 349 | 440 | 723 | 265 | 246 | 343 | 1962 | 890 | 701 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.59m | 9:48AM1.53m | 10:10PM1.53m | 10:37AM1.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.09m | 4:04PM0.15m | 4:29AM0.15m | 4:54PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
298 | 194 | 159 | 159 | 179 | 155 | 132 | 188 | 196 | 121 | 349 | 440 | — | 202 | 246 | 343 | 335 | 300 | 237 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
144 | 196 | 173 | 130 | 85 | 53 | 35 | 10 | 35 | 116 | 13 | — | — | 265 | 133 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | S 14 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 62 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 70 | 19 | 18 | 43 | 701 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
1229 | 1094 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 723 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1962 | 890 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 223 | 236 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 257 | 212 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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