Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woodpecker Bay today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Woodpecker Bay at 12AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Woodpecker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2297 | 2053 | 1860 | 1517 | 1374 | 1223 | 1032 | 904 | 754 | 595 | 577 | 491 | 484 | 551 | 609 | 760 | 882 | 1400 | 1440 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.76m | 1:06PM2.67m | 1:26AM2.59m | 1:44PM2.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.18m | 7:00AM0.25m | 7:19PM0.33m | 7:38AM0.44m | 7:59PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2297 | 2053 | 1860 | 1517 | 1374 | 1223 | 1032 | 904 | 754 | 595 | 577 | 491 | 484 | 551 | 609 | 760 | 882 | 1400 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | W 20 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | W 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 1440 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 83 | 211 | 83 | 48 |
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