Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Beach today (20 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ward Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 146 | 98 | 93 | 89 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 39 | 76 | 49 | 187 | 290 | 459 | 1210 | 2647 | 1938 | 1409 | 1042 | 868 | 704 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.55m | 10:38AM1.38m | 11:01PM1.48m | 11:32AM1.36m | 11:52PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM-0.01m | 4:46PM0.05m | 5:21AM0.04m | 5:40PM0.11m | 6:11AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 119 | 57 | 55 | 36 | 14 | 98 | 93 | 89 | 85 | 82 | 17 | 39 | 76 | 49 | 187 | 290 | 347 | 918 | 2647 | 1938 | 1409 | 1042 | 868 | 704 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 14 | S 14 | N 8 | S 14 | NNE 5 | SSE 4 | NNE 6 | N 6 | ENE 10 | S 12 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 36 | 66 | 71 | 146 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 80 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 60 | 459 | 1210 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | N 9 | SSE 4 | NNE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | E 3 | E 4 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 39 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 9 | — | 9 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | S 2 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 304 | 390 | 294 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 17 | 21 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 226 | 49 | 39 | 74 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 74 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
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