Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Warrington today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Warrington at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Warrington. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:59AM1.69m | 4:23PM1.72m | 4:40AM1.69m | 5:04PM1.69m | 5:25AM1.68m | 5:50PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.19m | 10:37PM0.25m | 10:57AM0.23m | 11:21PM0.27m | 11:47AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SW 22 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
440 | 229 | 608 | 1257 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2040 | 1630 | 1918 | 9 | — | — | — | 2471 | 2315 | 1768 | 18 | — | 2300 | 1976 | 1712 | 1495 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 |
27 | 124 | 246 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | 548 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 27 | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | SW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | W 4 | SSW 12 | W 4 | WNW 3 |
5 | 74 | 14 | 30 | 3062 | 3340 | 2976 | 43 | 91 | 88 | 2590 | 2876 | 3454 | 3394 | 21 | 15 | 56 | 2460 | 2440 | 6 | 3552 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 40 | 35 | 268 | 290 | 298 | 295 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 294 | 455 | 294 | 294 | 151 | 151 | 294 | 151 | 294 | 294 | 39 | 32 |
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