Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Man's Hat today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Old Man's Hat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 66 | 73 | 62 | 56 | 77 | 96 | 66 | 68 | 62 | 130 | 130 | 181 | 109 | 314 | 365 | 365 | 277 | 289 | 86 | 98 | 156 | 84 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:53AM1.41m | 4:14PM1.46m | 4:48AM1.41m | 5:07PM1.44m | 5:39AM1.43m | 5:57PM1.42m | 6:27AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.21m | 10:33PM0.16m | 10:57AM0.23m | 11:24PM0.17m | 11:50AM0.24m | 00:12AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 91 | 66 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 50 | 79 | 66 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 88 | 17 | 143 | 173 | 118 | 142 | 114 | 86 | 98 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 2 | — | NE 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 145 | — | — | — | 56 | 77 | 96 | — | — | — | 130 | 130 | 181 | 109 | 314 | 365 | 365 | 277 | 289 | 1 | — | 156 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 51 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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