Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woodpecker Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Woodpecker Bay at 9AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Woodpecker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1584 | 1672 | 3996 | 6670 | 9576 | 9503 | 8294 | 6922 | 4844 | 3094 | 1977 | 1320 | 933 | 718 | 425 | 451 | 583 | 254 | 237 | 190 | 186 | 330 | 723 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:49AM2.62m | 00:03AM2.74m | 12:24PM2.64m | 00:38AM2.74m | 1:00PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.27m | 5:54PM0.32m | 6:17AM0.23m | 6:30PM0.30m | 6:53AM0.23m | 7:06PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | NW 9 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 561 | 995 | 334 | — | — | — | 8294 | 6922 | 4844 | 3094 | 1977 | 1320 | 933 | 718 | 425 | 451 | 583 | 254 | 237 | 163 | 109 | 89 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 510 | 535 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 169 | 96 | 39 | 207 | 148 | 190 | 186 | 151 | 723 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 38 | 39 | 32 | 72 | 69 | 119 | 166 | 330 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1584 | 1672 | 3996 | 6670 | 9576 | 9503 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 177 | 177 | 198 | 178 | 177 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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