Shag Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 07 Jul 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
10.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.9
E
1.1
E
0.3
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.7
E
0.3
SSW
0.5
E
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1314131314131313131312125610101615999141414191911111816161015131515151418171616161515111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)991892363022982382321791831881591201572304746474426286222221354927236057545268345121434438374083736220171714281281114410291043865756755759698619631544533465
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
1.57
1:08AM
1.51
1:35PM
1.62
1:50AM
1.54
2:16PM
1.67
2:31AM
1.57
2:56PM
1.71
3:10AM
1.59
3:36PM
1.73
3:50AM
1.61
4:17PM
1.74
4:31AM
1.61
4:59PM
1.74
5:13AM
1.61
5:42PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
0.41
6:53PM
0.45
7:06AM
0.39
7:38PM
0.43
7:50AM
0.35
8:23PM
0.40
8:33AM
0.31
9:06PM
0.36
9:16AM
0.27
9:50PM
0.33
10:00AM
0.24
10:33PM
0.31
10:44AM
0.22
11:18PM
0.29
11:31AM
0.21
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Sunrise8:15-------8:15-------8:14-------8:14-------8:14-------8:12-------8:11-------8:11---
Sunset--5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8987766556777888888889101011121311111010991010111110109911121010910991010999888998
Feels °C (?)665332100-101222211224677911119977566435665681087676799767677775
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