Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gnarlies today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Gnarlies at 8PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gnarlies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5759 | 4737 | 4054 | 3355 | 2609 | 1040 | 1121 | 1548 | 718 | 685 | 603 | 440 | 394 | 666 | 930 | 1384 | 1371 | 1902 | 1419 | 1191 | 989 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.30m | 10:12PM1.31m | 10:39AM1.35m | 11:03PM1.32m | 11:32AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.20m | 4:25AM0.18m | 4:54PM0.18m | 5:15AM0.16m | 5:49PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 12 | 3355 | 2609 | 1040 | 1121 | 1548 | 718 | 685 | 603 | 440 | 394 | 666 | 515 | 1384 | 1371 | 1902 | 1419 | 1191 | 989 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | NE 12 | — | SE 18 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 17 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | — | 48 | 42 | 885 | 604 | 84 | 496 | 279 | 377 | 362 | 309 | 342 | 930 | 433 | 314 | 181 | 277 | 190 | 171 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | NW 5 | NE 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 67 | 91 | 90 | 5 | 52 | 260 | 121 | 363 | 379 | 301 | 294 | 325 | 188 | 71 | 13 | 10 | 188 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 5759 | 4737 | 4054 | — | 1582 | — | — | — | — | 386 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 108 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 140 | 180 | 100 | 100 | 83 | 75 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71 | 11 |
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