Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Beach at 5AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ward Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3903 | 2682 | 1504 | 917 | 592 | 426 | 320 | 396 | 389 | 322 | 202 | 142 | 428 | 724 | 466 | 256 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.20m | 12:56PM1.30m | 1:19AM1.17m | 1:44PM1.28m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.28m | 6:36AM0.30m | 7:15PM0.32m | 7:24AM0.32m | 8:06PM0.33m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3903 | 2682 | 1504 | 917 | 592 | 426 | 320 | 396 | 389 | 322 | 202 | 34 | 6 | 41 | 466 | 256 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 60 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 78 | 81 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 15 | E 10 | N 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | — | N 5 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 51 | 75 | 87 | 211 | 188 | — | 142 | 428 | 724 | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 118 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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