Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.54° S 173.96° E

Greenmeadows 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Greenmeadows sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 2AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
1.5
WSW
12
1.9
SSE
7
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2415
1755
1530
1103
765
644
358
218
483
421
392
414
239
202
205
247
289
239
280
Wind (km/h)
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:14AM2.46m
2:42PM2.45m
3:04AM2.28m
3:40PM2.29m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.78m
8:25AM0.82m
8:58PM0.95m
9:20AM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
9
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
0
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0
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10
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