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Possums Reef surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 May 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Possums Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Possums Reef sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Possums Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Possums Reef at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Possums Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 67 | 107 | 94 | 126 | 125 | 121 | 107 | 103 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 47 | 46 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 20 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:37AM 1.61 | 3:00PM 1.67 | 3:17AM 1.59 | 3:40PM 1.67 | 3:57AM 1.56 | 4:21PM 1.66 | 4:39AM 1.53 | 5:04PM 1.63 | 5:22AM 1.49 | 5:48PM 1.60 | 6:06AM 1.46 | 6:34PM 1.58 | 6:53AM 1.44 | 7:23PM 1.56 | 7:43AM 1.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:40AM 0.32 | 9:07PM 0.37 | 9:21AM 0.35 | 9:52PM 0.39 | 10:04AM 0.38 | 10:38PM 0.43 | 10:49AM 0.41 | 11:25PM 0.46 | 11:36AM 0.44 | 12:14AM 0.48 | 12:24PM 0.45 | 1:04AM 0.49 | 1:14PM 0.44 | 1:53AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 6 |
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