
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Marokopa today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Marokopa at 6AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Marokopa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
219 | 215 | 176 | 155 | 234 | 373 | 449 | 480 | 580 | 753 | 938 | 807 | 815 | 785 | 785 | 934 | 1210 | 1470 | 957 | 1465 | 2243 | 2394 | 2623 | 994 | 1380 | 1650 | 3556 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27AM2.34m | 2:56PM2.45m | 3:23AM2.25m | 3:54PM2.38m | 4:28AM2.22m | 4:56PM2.38m | 5:36AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.81m | 9:22PM0.87m | 9:38AM0.89m | 10:22PM0.88m | 10:40AM0.91m | 11:23PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 13 |
219 | 215 | 176 | 154 | 234 | 373 | 449 | 480 | 580 | 753 | 938 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 550 | 400 | 1210 | 232 | 957 | 109 | 82 | 56 | — | 16 | 7 | — | 643 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
104 | 101 | 144 | 155 | 211 | 206 | 291 | 284 | 387 | 377 | 353 | — | — | 485 | 785 | 934 | 300 | 192 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 747 | 815 | 725 | — | — | 132 | 1470 | 169 | 1465 | 2243 | 2394 | 2623 | 994 | 1380 | 1650 | 3556 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 155 | 155 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 155 | 189 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 113 | 142 | 0 | 87 | 146 | 146 | 154 | 155 | 159 | 40 | 0 |
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