Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Man's Hat today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Old Man's Hat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 138 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.30m | 12:31PM1.34m | 00:52AM1.26m | 1:20PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.32m | 6:48PM0.36m | 7:04AM0.35m | 7:36PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 607 | 541 | 418 | 325 | 232 | 219 | 66 | 65 | 53 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 3708 | 3917 | 2764 | 1812 | 1269 | 897 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 138 | 138 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 93 | 21 | 24 | 56 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ESE 11 | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 48 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 806 | 1499 | 2309 | 3201 | 3170 | 5283 | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 417 | 166 | 139 | 111 | 88 | 85 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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