
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Warrington today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Warrington at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Warrington. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
279 | 382 | 362 | 335 | 315 | 270 | 237 | 254 | 192 | 165 | 125 | 105 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.50m | 7:50AM1.57m | 8:13PM1.44m | 8:46AM1.52m | 9:12PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.45m | 1:35AM0.45m | 2:14PM0.50m | 2:30AM0.49m | 3:09PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 |
25 | 43 | 362 | 335 | 315 | 270 | 237 | 254 | 192 | 165 | 125 | 105 | 973 | 722 | 543 | 451 | 375 | 382 | 613 | 726 | 142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 |
21 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 76 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 34 | 97 | 232 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 326 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 9 | SW 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 |
25 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
279 | 382 | 538 | 160 | 194 | 213 | 318 | 302 | 337 | 443 | 509 | 465 | 1388 | — | — | — | — | 1121 | 1121 | 1454 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 298 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 15 | 35 | 98 | 15 | 15 |
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