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Ward Beach Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
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Ward Beach surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Ward Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Ward Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ward Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 54 | 53 | 60 | 43 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 179 | 123 | 295 | 396 | 784 | 985 | 891 | 725 | 461 | 472 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:52AM 1.33 | 1:21PM 1.46 | 1:47AM 1.28 | 2:16PM 1.41 | 2:43AM 1.25 | 3:12PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:03AM 0.13 | 7:47PM 0.16 | 8:02AM 0.17 | 8:47PM 0.20 | 9:02AM 0.20 | 9:46PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kaikoura and Marlborough
The wind is still offshore at Ward Beach (near gales from the NW at CapeCampbellAws 15 km from Ward Beach). 0.6m 9s swell from the S with a 0.5m 10s swell from the SE and a 0.3m 14s groundswell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 24 min ago
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