Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.36° S 170.84° E

Moeraki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Moeraki sea temperature is
12.3°C
2.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Moeraki today (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Moeraki at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
47
34
30
22
21
22
24
25
19
18
11
15
14
14
21
14
14
32
43
41
36
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
NW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:33AM1.71m
12:59PM1.76m
1:24AM1.73m
1:47PM1.75m
2:12AM1.75m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.17m
6:40AM0.15m
7:08PM0.16m
7:30AM0.16m
7:54PM0.16m
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Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
16
20
21
21
20
16
12
12
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
14
14
12
11
11
12
14
17
19
19
16
14
12
12
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