Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paritutu and Ngamotu Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paritutu and Ngamotu Beach at 3AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Paritutu and Ngamotu Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2880 | 2350 | 2085 | 1680 | 1449 | 1755 | 1099 | 2086 | 2245 | 1861 | 1291 | 1161 | 1240 | 1592 | 4213 | 4543 | 4437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:26AM2.59m | 6:55PM2.78m | 7:21AM2.74m | 7:41PM2.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM1.23m | 12:44PM1.11m | 1:18AM1.02m | 1:35PM0.90m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 2350 | 2085 | 1680 | 1449 | — | — | — | — | 653 | 1161 | 1161 | 1240 | 1061 | 4213 | 4543 | 4437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1592 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2880 | — | — | — | — | 1755 | 1099 | 2086 | 2245 | 1861 | 1291 | 1150 | 1065 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 258 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 230 | 274 | 180 | 110 | 69 | 258 | 258 | 230 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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