
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Warrington today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Warrington at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Warrington. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 69 | 96 | 92 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 71 | 145 | 98 | 96 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 48 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:25AM1.56m | 7:50PM1.46m | 8:26AM1.52m | 8:53PM1.42m | 9:29AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:46PM0.49m | 2:06AM0.48m | 2:44PM0.53m | 3:03AM0.51m | 3:41PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
181 | 203 | 155 | 106 | 459 | 330 | 322 | 314 | 589 | 679 | 653 | 733 | 991 | 1263 | 1241 | 1074 | 932 | 812 | 701 | 594 | 614 | 657 | 538 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
11 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 47 | 39 | 64 | 69 | 96 | 92 | 131 | 127 | 127 | 71 | 145 | 98 | 96 | 81 | 78 | 26 | 46 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
3 | 15 | 28 | 96 | 3 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 56 | 71 | 48 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSW 9 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | — | SW 4 |
— | 7 | 50 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 1 | — | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 151 |
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