Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.41° S 170.84° E

Shag Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shag Beach sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Shag Beach today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shag Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.2
SSE
14
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
149
134
131
129
122
131
151
153
137
131
127
124
122
121
122
115
110
107
150
148
577
283
260
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
E
10
ESE
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:54PM1.67m
12:27PM1.80m
00:50AM1.72m
1:20PM1.83m
1:41AM1.77m
2:08PM1.85m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.15m
6:38PM0.19m
6:58AM0.11m
7:29PM0.14m
7:49AM0.08m
8:16PM0.11m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:56
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7:49
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7:51
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1
1
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Temp °C
10
10
9
12
15
17
14
12
12
12
11
12
15
14
11
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
Feels °C
7
7
6
9
13
14
11
9
9
9
8
10
13
11
6
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
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