
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marokopa today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 12AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Marokopa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2655 | 2440 | 1846 | 1474 | 950 | 764 | 658 | 669 | 243 | 416 | 365 | 421 | 421 | 472 | 496 | 496 | 336 | 330 | 278 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:01AM2.42m | 2:30PM2.45m | 2:53AM2.25m | 3:28PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.75m | 8:18AM0.78m | 8:54PM0.91m | 9:13AM0.93m | 9:58PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
2655 | 2440 | 1846 | 1474 | 950 | 764 | 658 | 669 | 235 | 218 | 365 | 421 | 421 | 472 | 496 | 496 | 336 | 330 | 278 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 21 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 243 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
293 | 171 | 117 | 87 | 86 | 65 | 53 | 27 | 24 | 416 | 132 | 44 | 16 | — | — | — | 47 | 61 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 290 | 87 | 0 |
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