Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gnarlies today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Gnarlies at 3AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gnarlies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8241 | 6767 | 4346 | 2638 | 1635 | 1146 | 819 | 1075 | 773 | 569 | 418 | 325 | 476 | 898 | 1003 | 614 | 364 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.19m | 12:40PM1.30m | 1:03AM1.18m | 1:26PM1.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.30m | 6:22AM0.30m | 6:59PM0.30m | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:43PM0.30m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 6767 | 4346 | 2638 | 1635 | 1146 | 819 | 1075 | 773 | 569 | 418 | 325 | 52 | 97 | 1003 | 614 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 37 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 91 | 58 | 79 | 119 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 13 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 54 | 52 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8241 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | — | 73 | 144 | 531 | 481 | 476 | 898 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 88 | 140 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
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