Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Moeraki today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Moeraki at 3AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Moeraki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.40m | 10:32AM1.51m | 10:54PM1.43m | 11:21AM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.49m | 4:37PM0.51m | 4:51AM0.46m | 5:23PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 174 | 174 | 275 | 447 | 31 | 23 | 1029 | 2357 | 378 | 307 | 248 | 197 | 411 | 303 | 217 | 119 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | — | 23 | 12 | 659 | 427 | 329 | 228 | 13 | 2 | 39 | 38 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 48 | 32 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 98 | 201 | 358 | 3059 | 3819 | 3308 | 1911 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 619 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 254 | 107 | 108 | 251 | 691 | 965 | 144 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 62 | 42 | 19 | 62 | 10 | 141 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Moeraki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest