Greenmeadows Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.54° S 173.96° E

Greenmeadows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Greenmeadows sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 6PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
16
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
9
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2975
3594
3463
2779
2338
2119
2119
1873
1716
1546
911
1319
1175
969
955
928
889
863
850
922
1116
Wind (km/h)
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
12:11PM3.09m
00:28AM3.15m
12:49PM2.96m
1:06AM2.95m
1:28PM2.78m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.03m
6:19PM0.14m
6:43AM0.18m
6:58PM0.33m
7:21AM0.37m
7:37PM0.55m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
2
4
5
5
6
4
4
5
8
8
7
3
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