Meatworks surf break

Meatworks surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Meatworks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Meatworks sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Meatworks today?

The current surf forecast for Meatworks at 7AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
1.1
S
1
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)5121010998856779126611101010101055
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4988593761037325716195741433833225583711039790888858107116
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
0
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
0
SW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.51
10:14AM
1.48
10:43PM
1.54
11:10AM
1.47
11:41PM
1.57
12:07PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.15
4:29PM
0.14
5:02AM
0.15
5:23PM
0.14
6:00AM
0.15
6:19PM
0.13
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:56-------6:56-------6:58----
Sunset-------8:19-------8:17-------8:15
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313121619201920201920181716151413131317202224
Feels °C (?)111211121516171820181717111412121411101013171923
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