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Meatworks Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Meatworks surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Meatworks today?
The current surf forecast for Meatworks at 4AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Meatworks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1325 | 519 | 517 | 1032 | 2622 | 3489 | 1298 | 1122 | 962 | 826 | 731 | 720 | 472 | 405 | 402 | 331 | 376 | 358 | 310 | 315 | 276 | 282 | 196 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:30AM 1.48 | 3:00PM 1.64 | 3:22AM 1.48 | 3:52PM 1.63 | 4:13AM 1.47 | 4:41PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:26PM 0.15 | 8:40AM 0.10 | 9:20PM 0.15 | 9:33AM 0.10 | 10:12PM 0.15 | 10:24AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
The wind is still offshore at Meatworks (moderate winds from the W at KaikouraAws 13 km from Meatworks). 1.9m 8s swell from the S with a 1.3m 8s swell from the SSE and a 0.5m 14s groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 35 min ago
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