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Meatworks surf break

Meatworks surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
16.6° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
NE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)988888888773741615151413456109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1523222222212019111118710132017171514183340190173
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
20
SSE
5
SSE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		glassglassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
1.70
9:05PM
1.51
9:33AM
1.63
10:01PM
1.47
10:26AM
1.55
10:55PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.06
3:18AM
0.06
3:56PM
0.09
4:12AM
0.12
4:47PM
0.13
5:06AM
0.19
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset---9:04-------9:04-------9:04----
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C202020201918171719202121212121222528201716171921
Feels °C (?)191919192018151618192019202020202427181715151820
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