Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shingles today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shingles at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shingles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 721 | 615 | 497 | 475 | 396 | 390 | 424 | 439 | 483 | 673 | 862 | 735 | 782 | 1002 | 1400 | 1074 | 2959 | 3677 | 1778 | 1796 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01PM2.90m | 1:22AM2.81m | 1:37PM2.74m | 2:03AM2.63m | 2:19PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.38m | 7:11PM0.47m | 7:32AM0.56m | 7:50PM0.66m | 8:13AM0.76m | 8:35PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | N 7 | WSW 17 | W 10 |
| kJ | 742 | 721 | 615 | 497 | 475 | 396 | 390 | 424 | 439 | 483 | 673 | 862 | 735 | 782 | 1002 | 711 | 1074 | 116 | 23 | 1708 | 1330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 246 | 547 | 920 | 1400 | 346 | — | — | — | 1796 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 67 | — | — | 696 | 2959 | 3677 | 1778 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 181 | 181 | 38 | 147 | 181 | 181 | 0 |
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