
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Warrington today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Warrington at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Warrington. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 58 | 31 | 68 | 96 | 127 | 131 | 127 | 125 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:29AM1.63m | 6:52PM1.53m | 7:25AM1.56m | 7:50PM1.46m | 8:26AM1.52m | 8:53PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.33m | 12:50PM0.41m | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:46PM0.49m | 2:06AM0.48m | 2:44PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
58 | 58 | 16 | 16 | 94 | 195 | 246 | 181 | 181 | 203 | 155 | 106 | 443 | 330 | 322 | 314 | 391 | 679 | 662 | 653 | 537 | 639 | 713 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | S 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | S 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 92 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 58 | 59 | 73 | 96 | 127 | 131 | 127 | 125 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | S 18 | E 6 | ESE 10 | E 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 |
10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 96 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 31 | 68 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 69 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | SSW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 9 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | SW 14 | — |
1 | — | 232 | 34 | 35 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 53 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2155 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 129 | 45 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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