Meatworks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.31° S 173.75° E

Meatworks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Meatworks sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.2° 

Meatworks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Meatworks today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Meatworks at 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
6
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
177
165
161
163
198
195
135
139
281
459
397
562
345
236
143
121
102
82
66
48
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
W
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25PM1.57m
4:51AM1.52m
5:15PM1.53m
5:41AM1.53m
6:05PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.10m
10:42PM0.11m
11:05AM0.11m
11:31PM0.12m
11:58AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:46
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Temp °C
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
17
19
21
20
17
15
15
15
18
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
14
15
16
16
15
12
13
13
17
18
18
18
16
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