Twilight Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.50° S 172.70° E

Twilight Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Twilight Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

Twilight Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Twilight Beach today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Twilight Beach at 5PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8962
7974
7056
5898
5297
4469
3737
3181
2785
2492
2318
2053
1956
1929
1849
1719
1568
1643
1619
1671
1724
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:11AM2.17m
7:32PM2.37m
7:51AM2.33m
8:09PM2.51m
8:29AM2.47m
8:44PM2.62m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.47m
1:43AM0.39m
1:55PM0.33m
2:20AM0.23m
2:33PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
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