Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frentzes today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frentzes at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frentzes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 529 | 453 | 336 | 327 | 246 | 193 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 473 | 224 | 239 | 350 | 1014 | 1063 | 917 | 813 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:17AM2.09m | 2:34PM2.01m | 2:58AM1.96m | 3:14PM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.20m | 8:29AM0.30m | 8:48PM0.32m | 9:10AM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 529 | 453 | 336 | 327 | 246 | 193 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 221 | 224 | 239 | 350 | 1014 | 1063 | 917 | 813 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | SSW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 473 | 223 | — | 16 | 34 | 22 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 140 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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