
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Twilight Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Twilight Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Twilight Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
130 | 130 | 153 | 144 | 142 | 109 | 130 | 162 | 255 | 366 | 444 | 754 | 653 | 702 | 827 | 795 | 869 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:40AM2.17m | 4:33PM2.18m | 4:57AM2.16m | 5:49PM2.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.66m | 10:11AM0.50m | 10:51PM0.66m | 11:23AM0.46m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 |
130 | 130 | 153 | 144 | 142 | 109 | 108 | 100 | 255 | 366 | 444 | 754 | 653 | 428 | 400 | 327 | 294 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 13 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
25 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 84 | 130 | 162 | 73 | 52 | 73 | 3 | 303 | 702 | 827 | 795 | 869 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
32 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 303 | 243 | 330 | 260 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NW 7 | — | — |
1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 90 | 210 | 456 | 645 | 753 | 651 | 541 | 501 | — | 147 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 308 | 356 | 369 | 419 | 623 | 195 | 28 | 74 | 83 | 4 | 28 | 7 |
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