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Meatworks Surf Photo: 'Small east swell' by Rob Davies

Weather Forecast for Meatworks

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Meatworks sea temperature is

12.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Meatworks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE		E	NNE
	15 s	glass		15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	NE	E	SW
	14 s	on	6 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	ENE	E	SSW
	14 s	on	3 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	NNE	E	SSW
	14 s	glass	3 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NNE	E	S
	13 s	glass	3 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	N	E	S
	13 s	glass	5 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	N	E	S
	13 s	glass	5 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	N	E	NNE
	13 s	glass	5 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	N	E	NNE
	13 s	cross	6 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NNE	E	S
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	N	NNE	E	S
	7 s	cross	7 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	S
	7 s	cross	7 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE	NNE	E	S
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	SSE
	6 s	cross	5 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	S
	5 s	cross	5 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	S
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	SSE
	6 s	cross- on	5 s	6 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Meatworks around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 56 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.5 ft). Range 1.81m (5.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Meatworks Surf Photo: 'Small east swell' by Rob Davies

Just a record to show how a small east swell looked. Smaller than yesterday but still good and the wind stayed off it. 24C out of the water.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:23 pm 11 May 2015