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Frentzes Surf Forecast
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Frentzes surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 27 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Frentzes today?
The current surf forecast for Frentzes at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Frentzes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 554 | 609 | 134 | 137 | 108 | 67 | 48 | 2428 | 1775 | 70 | 484 | 584 | 1482 | 1380 | 51 | 104 | 180 | 224 | 511 | 585 | 6021 | 5484 | 5321 | 2129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:32PM 1.98 | 2:48AM 1.96 | 3:08PM 1.89 | 3:28AM 1.85 | 3:46PM 1.79 | 4:12AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:25AM 0.27 | 8:42PM 0.35 | 9:02AM 0.40 | 9:20PM 0.46 | 9:41AM 0.54 | 10:02PM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Southland
The wind is still cross-on at Frentzes (fresh winds from the N at InvercargillAeroAws 49 km from Frentzes). 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SW with a 0.3m 11s groundswell from the W. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
49 km away, 59 min ago
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