Propellers Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.83° E

Propellers 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Propellers sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.6° 

Propellers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Propellers today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Propellers at 2AM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
S
11
5.5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6982
6982
6017
5385
4379
3347
2796
2229
1803
1504
891
653
522
512
392
341
298
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:29PM1.55m
9:47AM1.59m
10:17PM1.57m
10:35AM1.64m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.66m
4:07PM0.64m
4:36AM0.63m
4:58PM0.61m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
6
7
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
8
Feels °C
-6
-5
-5
-5
-2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
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