Surf Forecasts:
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 46 | 29 | 52 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04AM2.01m | 7:27PM1.99m | 7:58AM2.06m | 8:24PM1.98m | 8:53AM2.09m | 9:23PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.46m | 1:42AM0.46m | 2:09PM0.47m | 2:33AM0.46m | 3:07PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2404 | 2906 | 2868 | 2754 | 2643 | 2407 | 2374 | 2127 | 2097 | 1895 | 1608 | 1397 | 1173 | 1021 | 971 | 888 | 782 | 673 | 573 | 564 | 513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | — | — | 12 | 33 | 46 | 29 | 52 | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 104 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 147 | 116 | 116 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 25 | 25 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
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