Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shag Beach today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shag Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shag Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 801 | 989 | 942 | 713 | 585 | 480 | 440 | 361 | 361 | 167 | 163 | 157 | 297 | 1163 | 1751 | 2109 | 2161 | 2046 | 1812 | 1507 | 1099 | 915 | 877 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.55m | 2:15PM1.67m | 2:30AM1.57m | 2:56PM1.69m | 3:10AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.42m | 7:49AM0.36m | 8:21PM0.41m | 8:32AM0.34m | 9:04PM0.40m | 9:14AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 450 | 561 | 572 | 496 | 476 | 415 | 415 | 353 | 333 | 274 | 255 | 214 | 214 | 1163 | 1751 | 2109 | 2161 | 2046 | 1812 | 1507 | 1099 | 915 | 877 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 801 | 989 | 942 | 713 | 585 | 480 | 440 | 361 | 361 | 167 | 163 | 157 | 297 | 214 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 180 | 187 | 249 | 245 | 191 | 176 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | — | — | E 14 | — | E 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 92 | 128 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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