Surf Forecasts:
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 87 | 47 | 51 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.89m | 3:28AM1.79m | 3:52PM1.89m | 4:10AM1.78m | 4:34PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.69m | 9:25PM0.71m | 9:33AM0.65m | 10:07PM0.68m | 10:19AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 377 | 469 | 581 | 590 | 713 | 828 | 917 | 953 | 1044 | 1060 | 1060 | 1057 | 946 | 915 | 841 | 811 | 703 | 594 | 558 | 519 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 133 | 131 | 117 | 107 | 83 | 80 | 58 | 62 | 58 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 47 | 51 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 42 | 107 | 208 | 198 | 174 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 87 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
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