Surf Forecasts:
Warrington surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 26 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 25 Nov, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, ENE swell with 326 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 12 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Warrington this week:
The surf forecast for Warrington over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 12) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Warrington in the next 16 days are 1.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 12s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 12th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 26th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 25th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Warrington over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 96 | 57 | 41 | 132 | 136 | 31 | 31 | 50 | 75 | 57 | 48 | 53 | 50 | 65 | 33 | 50 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | on | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:43AM1.70m | 6:02PM1.56m | 6:29AM1.65m | 6:48PM1.51m | 7:17AM1.60m | 7:37PM1.46m | 8:07AM1.55m | 8:29PM1.42m | 8:58AM1.51m | 9:21PM1.39m | 9:49AM1.49m | 10:12PM1.39m | 10:38AM1.50m | 11:00PM1.42m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.41m | 00:13AM0.39m | 12:50PM0.45m | 1:02AM0.43m | 1:41PM0.48m | 1:53AM0.46m | 2:32PM0.50m | 2:44AM0.48m | 3:21PM0.50m | 3:34AM0.47m | 4:09PM0.48m | 4:22AM0.45m | 4:54PM0.45m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 166 | 96 | 736 | 653 | 928 | 928 | 420 | 255 | 165 | 75 | 57 | 48 | 53 | 192 | 130 | 148 | 272 | 219 | 26 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | S 13 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 153 | 104 | 57 | 41 | 50 | 85 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 94 | 61 | 14 | 140 | 50 | 65 | 88 | 14 | 35 | 16 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | S 10 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | — | — | 25 | 48 | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 33 | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | NE 5 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 186 | — | — | 132 | 136 | 6 | 24 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 147 | — | 50 | — | 633 | 703 | 1723 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 40 | 299 | 39 |
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