Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Frentzes Surf Forecast
/ Southland (9 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Frentzes surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Frentzes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frentzes sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frentzes today?
The current surf forecast for Frentzes at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Frentzes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 282 | 236 | 217 | 142 | 134 | 79 | 110 | 112 | 104 | 100 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 66 | 91 | 41 | 39 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:15AM 1.91 | 9:40PM 2.00 | 10:09AM 2.03 | 10:37PM 2.12 | 11:01AM 2.14 | 11:33PM 2.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:31PM 0.37 | 4:00AM 0.28 | 4:26PM 0.23 | 4:54AM 0.21 | 5:19PM 0.10 | 5:48AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:23 | - | - | - | - |
 | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
5 Reasons Why Costa Rica Is A Surfer (and Non Surfer) Paradise
With or without a surfboard, Costa Rica is a bucket list destination that has shown what a nation is capable of when nature is put first.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Frentzes surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest