Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Propellers today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Propellers at 12AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Propellers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2210 | 3673 | 7035 | 3887 | 2324 | 1317 | 815 | 530 | 392 | 346 | 404 | 336 | 260 | 184 | 113 | 1033 | 765 | 477 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.49m | 12:25PM1.54m | 00:42AM1.46m | 1:06PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.67m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:46PM0.66m | 6:46AM0.70m | 7:23PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 4853 | 3887 | 2324 | 1317 | 815 | 530 | 392 | 346 | 404 | 336 | 260 | 184 | 27 | 45 | 765 | 477 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 9 | N 16 | N 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 5 | S 8 | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 2210 | 3673 | 7035 | — | — | 10 | 61 | 83 | 105 | 163 | 215 | 312 | 309 | 189 | 113 | 1033 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 238 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 65 | 116 | 112 | 112 | 65 | 0 | 35 |
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