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Frentzes Surf Forecast
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Frentzes surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Frentzes today?
The current surf forecast for Frentzes at 2PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Frentzes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2426 | 2455 | 11143 | 7314 | 3639 | 3125 | 1859 | 2017 | 1225 | 1314 | 1096 | 1082 | 1041 | 962 | 606 | 9889 | 2326 | 7081 | 1634 | 1374 | 1140 | 930 | 724 | 557 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:18AM 1.83 | 9:36PM 1.87 | 10:13AM 1.89 | 10:29PM 1.93 | 10:58AM 1.94 | 11:13PM 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:27PM 0.53 | 3:56AM 0.37 | 4:21PM 0.45 | 4:45AM 0.31 | 5:05PM 0.37 | 5:26AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Southland
The wind is still cross-on at Frentzes (near gales from the W at InvercargillAeroAws 49 km from Frentzes). A 2.6m groundswell from the SW
49 km away, 2 h 7 min ago
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