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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)
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
0
0
3
1
2
2
0
2
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
2.2
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3.5
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
4
S
4.5
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.2
SSE
1.3
S
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
2.4
SSW
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)867888888888888888888678888881414141478111111121211111010109998998789912131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2963729161064134416271707155516211429116910097987716245023772732502232172242782261961641247457406263527599179951036281579247494834196913771007802612441208269884252355023325054811265167518102107
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
0
SE
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
15
S
35
SSW
5
WNW
25
N
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
W
5
W
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
15
W
35
S
20
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
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)
--122-1---111111-----1---------121121------------1----------
Temp. °C998888888988888891010109788101514131198989877666911131310991113161713897610141312
Feels °C (?)-1-2-3-3-2-2-101212345689896-15258776347-10-1-3-2-112446764435108804425987

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