Meatworks surf break

Meatworks surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 07 Oct 2025 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
11.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Meatworks today?

The current surf forecast for Meatworks at 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)51415171616151515141414161616151515151591588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2841762002513102242151551501401488483804241414140151910997
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
0
N
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
0
NE
5
WNW
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
1.59
5:55AM
1.61
6:22PM
1.61
6:50AM
1.67
7:18PM
1.60
7:47AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
0.05
12:11PM
0.02
12:36AM
0.02
1:10PM
0.01
1:32AM
0.01
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:46-------6:43--
Sunset-7:37-------7:37-------7:38------
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3-----------------------
Temp. °C1111101099141617161413131316192019191818182223
Feels °C (?)987765121314141211111014171917171616162122
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Meatworks (light winds from the NNE at KaikouraAws 13 km from Meatworks). 0.7m 5s windswell from the SSE with a 0.4m 3s local chop from the NE and a 0.3m 10s swell from the E as well as a 0.3m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 14 min ago

13 km/h
NNE
Cross-On
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