Warrington surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 20 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 2.2°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: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.8
NE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)8884555667777788899910101112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1414622954849013322935038341942349857053356261773169486598810601098
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35AM
1.74
5:48PM
1.63
6:14AM
1.72
6:29PM
1.61
6:56AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
0.23
11:51AM
0.30
12:03AM
0.23
12:33PM
0.30
12:47AM
0.24
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset-9:22-------9:21-------9:20------
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------23122311----
Temp. °C151313131312141615151515151515151515151513121315
Feels °C (?)121010910891111111212121313131415161511879
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