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Surf Forecasts:
The current surf forecast for Ohara at 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ohara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | NE | SE | NE | NE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | ESE | SW | SW | SW | SW | N |
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 86 | 43 | 43 | 90 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 113 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 109 | 107 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 49 | 256 | 312 | 140 | 62 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | NNE | NE | NE | NE | NNE | N | NNW | N | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNE | NNW | NW | WNW | SW | SW | SW | SW | WSW | NW | NNW | NNW |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:03PM 1.38 | 9:02AM 1.23 | 6:57PM 1.25 | 9:44AM 1.21 | 8:06PM 1.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:51PM 1.01 | 1:38AM 0.19 | 1:55PM 0.96 | 2:22AM 0.35 | 3:14PM 0.90 | 3:06AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 |
| Sunset | - | 4:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -5 |

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