Propellers surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 11 Oct 2025 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Propellers today?

The current surf forecast for Propellers at 7PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (11 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (11 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151615151516161515141214131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)474543212121422121232423444590837942412639665577
Wind
(km/h)
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NW
55
NNW
55
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
15
NW
5
W
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
1.84
9:35PM
1.73
9:53AM
1.86
10:30PM
1.72
10:48AM
1.84
11:23PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.50
3:47AM
0.53
4:27PM
0.47
4:42AM
0.50
5:22PM
0.46
5:36AM
0.49
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:35-------6:33
Sunset---7:36-------7:37-------7:37----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11----------11-----
Temp. °C151515151515151515151514141414141415141414131312
Feels °C (?)778887665676777778779101310
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wellington

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Propellers (strong winds from the N at Wellington Airport 2 km from Propellers). 0.2m 9s swell from the SSW with a 0.2m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 59 min ago

41 km/h
N
Cross-Off
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