Meatworks surf break

Meatworks surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Meatworks today?

The current surf forecast for Meatworks at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
3
0
4
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
2
E
1.8
E
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)9910101010101010101066778888989910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2172172211882201881881881881841841472994446796576747277155729646615651007
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
1.27
11:22PM
1.39
11:45AM
1.27
12:07AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
0.35
5:03PM
0.35
5:40AM
0.34
5:47PM
0.34
6:23AM
0.33
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--6:50-------6:50-------6:52-----
Sunset-----6:00-------6:00------5:58---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------625223
Temp. °C171515161715141414141721222019191919212117171718
Feels °C (?)161311141613121111101317171716161617202019151416
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