Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.57° S 175.44° E

Gnarlies 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gnarlies sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

Gnarlies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gnarlies today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gnarlies at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Gnarlies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
220
203
180
135
121
110
78
71
70
41
66
44
43
41
38
37
33
37
55
82
17
13
12
82
78
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:09AM1.36m
2:33PM1.42m
3:03AM1.36m
3:26PM1.38m
3:55AM1.36m
4:17PM1.34m
4:44AM1.37m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.11m
8:52PM0.10m
9:14AM0.13m
9:42PM0.13m
10:08AM0.16m
10:31PM0.15m
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Temp °C
15
15
20
22
21
19
18
17
16
18
19
19
19
20
18
18
18
18
20
22
19
17
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15
15
Feels °C
13
12
18
21
21
18
17
16
15
17
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
19
21
18
16
17
16
14
15
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