Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Possums Reef today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Possums Reef at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Possums Reef. (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 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.42m | 10:27AM1.52m | 10:50PM1.44m | 11:17AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57AM0.50m | 4:33PM0.52m | 4:47AM0.47m | 5:20PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 701 | 760 | 648 | 1087 | 43 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 4361 | 2928 | 2159 | 1705 | 1179 | 555 | 456 | 231 | 141 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 212 | 153 | 198 | 150 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SW 16 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 21 | 140 | 2474 | 4385 | 6393 | 6798 | 5893 | 11722 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 639 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 294 | 149 | 149 | 293 | 733 | 1008 | 53 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 100 |
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