Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frentzes today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frentzes at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Frentzes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 218 | 227 | 211 | 223 | 176 | 172 | 163 | 1080 | 104 | 102 | 867 | 110 | 112 | 266 | 676 | 706 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:12PM1.79m | 10:46AM1.82m | 10:55PM1.87m | 11:27AM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.50m | 4:53PM0.59m | 5:14AM0.42m | 5:33PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 247 | 218 | 227 | 211 | 223 | 176 | 172 | 163 | 132 | 104 | 102 | 108 | 110 | 112 | 266 | 676 | 706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 73 | 56 | 37 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 66 | 74 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 26 | — | 10 | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1080 | — | — | 867 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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