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Propellers surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Propellers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Propellers sea temperature is
16.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Propellers today?

The current surf forecast for Propellers at 1AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Propellers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1211101010121111101010109999999899913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12291165867653422909683505402333230223173166132133103101747174565568
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassonglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
1.58
1:27AM
1.60
1:47PM
1.55
2:13AM
1.60
2:31PM
1.53
2:57AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.69
7:49AM
0.72
7:57PM
0.73
8:34AM
0.75
8:37PM
0.77
9:18AM
0.77
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-8:54-------8:54-------8:54------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------3311
Temp. °C161514131213151717161515151616151515151514141515
Feels °C (?)11101110101011111188891211111213141514131616
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