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Frentzes Surf Forecast
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Frentzes surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Frentzes today?
The current surf forecast for Frentzes at 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Frentzes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 88 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 42 | 53 | 80 | 109 | 169 | 161 | 159 | 147 | 169 | 132 | 130 | 127 | 88 | 62 | 167 | 223 | 1966 | 4981 | 4007 | 3385 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:17AM 2.09 | 4:01PM 2.03 | 4:20AM 1.98 | 5:10PM 1.91 | 5:31AM 1.90 | 6:24PM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:41AM 0.21 | 10:13PM 0.46 | 10:48AM 0.31 | 11:23PM 0.54 | 12:01PM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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