Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Greenmeadows today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Greenmeadows at 12PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Greenmeadows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1389 | 1175 | 1159 | 1028 | 955 | 915 | 829 | 711 | 700 | 711 | 722 | 743 | 799 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 257 | 253 | 207 | 154 | 212 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:28AM2.49m | 2:59PM2.39m | 3:21AM2.29m | 4:02PM2.24m | 4:33AM2.16m | 5:26PM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.81m | 9:13PM0.98m | 9:44AM0.99m | 10:24PM1.13m | 11:02AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1389 | 1175 | 1159 | 1028 | 955 | 915 | 829 | 711 | 700 | 711 | 722 | 743 | 799 | 425 | 419 | 347 | 312 | 257 | 100 | 207 | 33 | 212 | 317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | WSW 14 | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 253 | 2 | 154 | 38 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | W 20 | S 11 | S 11 | — | WSW 19 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 36 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 4 | W 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 64 | 90 | 151 | 165 | 160 | 145 | 12 | 105 | 43 | 119 | 361 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 78 | 78 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 257 | 200 | 200 | 200 |
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