Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.37° S 171.22° E

Spooky's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Spooky's sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.4° 

Spooky's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Spooky's today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Spooky's at 6AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Spooky's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
16
1.7
W
15
1.8
W
15
1.7
W
15
1.6
W
15
1.5
W
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
W
15
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
W
13
2.1
W
14
2.1
W
14
2.4
W
14
2.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1145
1315
1411
1280
1185
1032
953
966
1060
1092
1063
1014
818
608
590
483
499
490
669
835
1784
1809
2293
2037
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM2.75m
1:01PM2.71m
1:21AM2.64m
1:37PM2.61m
1:58AM2.50m
2:15PM2.48m
Low Tide
6:54AM0.22m
7:14PM0.25m
7:31AM0.35m
7:51PM0.38m
8:08AM0.50m
8:31PM0.53m
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4
6
12
8
7
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Temp °C
10
10
10
12
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
8
8
8
11
15
14
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
6
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