Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shingles today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Shingles at 7PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shingles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3203 | 5110 | 8005 | 7777 | 6827 | 5875 | 4026 | 2646 | 1624 | 1147 | 776 | 573 | 487 | 410 | 282 | 169 | 243 | 176 | 143 | 336 | 590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:45AM3.07m | 11:58PM3.16m | 12:19PM3.06m | 00:32AM3.15m | 12:54PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.55m | 6:10AM0.50m | 6:25PM0.50m | 6:45AM0.46m | 7:00PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6827 | 5875 | 4026 | 2646 | 1624 | 1147 | 776 | 573 | 487 | 410 | 282 | 169 | 243 | 176 | 133 | 127 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 115 | 167 | 81 | 98 | 121 | 91 | 590 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 38 | 70 | 119 | 143 | 336 | 90 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3203 | 5110 | 8005 | 7777 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 183 | 190 | 147 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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