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Ward Beach Surf Forecast
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Ward Beach Surf Forecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 Sep 2023 NZDT
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Ward Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ward Beach sea temperature is 12.1°C (Statistics for 26 Sep 1981-2005 - mean: 11.4 °C max: 12.4 °C min: 10.4 °C)
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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Ward Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ward Beach sea temperature is 12.1°C (Statistics for 26 Sep 1981-2005 - mean: 11.4 °C max: 12.4 °C min: 10.4 °C)
How big are the waves at Ward Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Ward Beach at 3PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ward Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 296 | 372 | 916 | 1064 | 1344 | 1627 | 1707 | 1555 | 1621 | 1429 | 1169 | 1009 | 798 | 771 | 624 | 502 | 377 | 273 | 250 | 223 | 217 | 224 | 278 | 226 | 196 | 164 | 124 | 74 | 57 | 40 | 62 | 63 | 527 | 599 | 1799 | 5103 | 6281 | 5792 | 4749 | 4834 | 1969 | 1377 | 1007 | 802 | 612 | 441 | 208 | 269 | 88 | 42 | 52 | 35 | 502 | 332 | 505 | 481 | 1265 | 1675 | 1810 | 2107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:01PM 1.45 | 3:29AM 1.29 | 4:00PM 1.46 | 4:30AM 1.32 | 5:01PM 1.47 | 5:31AM 1.36 | 6:01PM 1.49 | 6:32AM 1.42 | 7:01PM 1.49 | 7:30AM 1.47 | 7:58PM 1.49 | 8:26AM 1.52 | 8:54PM 1.48 | 9:20AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:42AM 0.15 | 9:30PM 0.15 | 9:46AM 0.13 | 10:33PM 0.12 | 10:51AM 0.09 | 11:35PM 0.07 | 11:55AM 0.05 | 12:33AM 0.02 | 12:57PM 0.00 | 1:29AM -0.02 | 1:55PM -0.03 | 2:21AM -0.04 | 2:49PM -0.05 | 3:11AM -0.03 | 3:42PM -0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 01 | Monday 02 | Tuesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
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