Warrington surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Warrington surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Warrington sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Warrington today?

The current surf forecast for Warrington at 10PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Warrington. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111110101010101010999912121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)976110398882871170161745744130825520816716316315411511383614670142142
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41AM
1.65
8:04PM
1.59
8:32AM
1.61
9:01PM
1.59
9:30AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
0.27
2:06PM
0.32
2:29AM
0.30
2:59PM
0.33
3:27AM
0.33
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset-9:19-------9:19-------9:17------
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2-----112432----1-------
Temp. °C131212111111121212111111111112141414131313131413
Feels °C (?)1087666887654448101111101010101110
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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