Surf Forecasts:
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 12 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:24AM1.88m | 9:51PM1.88m | 10:15AM1.92m | 10:45PM1.89m | 11:10AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.56m | 4:03AM0.53m | 4:28PM0.58m | 4:59AM0.51m | 5:29PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3347 | 2751 | 2128 | 1822 | 1633 | 989 | 746 | 574 | 575 | 432 | 469 | 312 | 315 | 524 | 445 | 328 | 1067 | 865 | 704 | 556 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 42 | 363 | 242 | 281 | 213 | 422 | 320 | 318 | 225 | 262 | 600 | 678 | 160 | 137 | 286 | 236 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | 93 | 91 | 87 | 107 | 79 | 49 | 286 | 300 | 288 | 188 | 147 | 162 | 159 | 4 | 7 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 136 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
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