Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.54° S 173.96° E

Greenmeadows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Greenmeadows sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
412
304
295
382
620
521
496
554
390
441
550
592
702
632
384
447
453
390
327
559
887
882
869
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:37AM2.12m
6:17PM2.26m
6:54AM2.23m
7:20PM2.41m
7:51AM2.41m
8:10PM2.61m
Low Tide
11:27PM1.10m
11:56AM1.07m
00:43AM0.99m
1:05PM0.94m
1:41AM0.79m
1:59PM0.75m
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Temp °C
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
6
7
10
10
12
11
9
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
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