Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Beach at 7AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ward Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1568 | 1042 | 823 | 663 | 720 | 432 | 460 | 460 | 322 | 281 | 546 | 750 | 881 | 1018 | 835 | 657 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.35m | 11:09AM1.38m | 11:30PM1.35m | 11:58AM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.12m | 5:24PM0.14m | 5:43AM0.12m | 6:15PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1568 | 1042 | 823 | 663 | 720 | 432 | 460 | 460 | 322 | 281 | 462 | 377 | 881 | 1018 | 835 | 657 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 302 | 247 | 198 | 104 | 284 | 271 | 266 | 225 | 234 | 546 | 750 | 555 | 97 | 286 | 236 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | N 5 | N 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 66 | 66 | 64 | 107 | 80 | 3 | 46 | 300 | 281 | 190 | 150 | 148 | 190 | 14 | 15 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 34 | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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