Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ward Beach today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ward Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ward Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 50 | 80 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 102 | 121 | 167 | 94 | 84 | 97 | 81 | 82 | 52 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:04AM1.35m | 6:27PM1.26m | 6:52AM1.37m | 7:16PM1.27m | 7:39AM1.40m | 8:03PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.19m | 12:35PM0.19m | 00:50AM0.19m | 1:24PM0.18m | 1:35AM0.19m | 2:09PM0.17m | 2:18AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 80 | 71 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 102 | 121 | 126 | 94 | 84 | 97 | 81 | 82 | 52 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 16 | 16 | 68 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 1 | 48 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 8 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 19 | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | E 6 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | 66 | 77 | — | — | 167 | 5 | 27 | 41 | 66 | 124 | 183 | 183 | 158 | 124 | 83 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 62 | 62 | 74 | 39 | 39 | 91 | 91 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 39 |
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