Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Weld Road today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Weld Road at 2AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 20ft (6.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Weld Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5789 | 5227 | 5567 | 5728 | 6662 | 4506 | 8671 | 9671 | 9816 | 12120 | 12393 | 12360 | 11060 | 9921 | 8513 | 7426 | 6742 | 5588 | 4455 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47AM2.17m | 4:39PM2.24m | 5:16AM2.17m | 6:00PM2.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM1.13m | 10:13AM1.10m | 11:05PM1.14m | 11:33AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 5227 | 1644 | 1432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7168 | 12360 | 11060 | 9921 | 8513 | 7426 | 6742 | 5588 | 4455 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5789 | 3251 | 5567 | 5728 | 6662 | 4506 | 8671 | 9671 | 9816 | 12120 | 12393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 231 | 254 | 254 | 259 | 338 | 254 | 111 | 267 | 234 | 45 | 13 | 15 | 111 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 |
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