Surf Forecast Surf Report

Shag Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 19 May 2025 NZST
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Shag Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shag Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shag Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Shag Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)1010914131414141010109999888810121416161515141414141414141110102020191918181717171616161615101410661414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)17115411014244063713532287587563479388268257219171129998412024851510049798046366025855696276655534601811611941941862632492293003812872771861811791741106867481241143933323113
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
1.56
8:40AM
1.44
9:11PM
1.58
9:34AM
1.50
10:05PM
1.63
10:30AM
1.58
10:59PM
1.68
11:25AM
1.68
11:53PM
1.74
12:21PM
1.79
12:46AM
1.80
1:15PM
1.89
1:40AM
1.84
2:10PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
0.41
2:46AM
0.42
2:59PM
0.35
3:35AM
0.36
3:51PM
0.29
4:24AM
0.29
4:43PM
0.22
5:14AM
0.20
5:37PM
0.15
6:04AM
0.12
6:32PM
0.10
6:56AM
0.06
7:28PM
0.07
7:50AM
0.02
8:25PM
0.06
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise------7:52-------7:54-------7:56-------7:56-------7:58-------7:58-------8:00-----
Sunset5:12-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1097781011131311101099913151413131212121415131312121212141514141312121314151413121010912151414141414121315141313
Feels °C (?)65122446667876591211998881113109999912131111101099101110985558111010101197810979
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