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Wavetraps surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wavetraps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wavetraps sea temperature is
16.1° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wavetraps today?

The current surf forecast for Wavetraps at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (26 Nov)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
2
N
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
2
N
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NNW
1.2
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)7777889988887888888888910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127153205408623921640528313288235207384786618543294315330268248183234407
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
40
N
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
2.83
3:24PM
2.85
4:00AM
2.75
4:19PM
2.79
4:58AM
2.71
5:20PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
1.15
9:15AM
1.17
9:45PM
1.16
10:08AM
1.19
10:44PM
1.14
11:07AM
1.18
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset-------8:49-------8:51-------8:52
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11243211--161321--11----
Temp. °C151515171718171716161516171717181615151517181817
Feels °C (?)131312121315151616151413121316181716161617161615
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