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Old Man's Hat

Old Man's Hat Surf Photo: 'Old Men at Old Man's Hat' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 39.08° S 177.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Man's Hat sea temperature is

13.8° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

Old Man's Hat 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
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	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

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	E	SSE	ESE	S
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

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	E	SSE	ESE	S	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

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	E	SSE	ESE	SSW	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	ESE	SSW	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	S	E	SSW
	10 s	cross- off	7 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

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

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	SSW
	9 s	cross- off	7 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SSW	ESE	SSW
	9 s	cross- off	6 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	S	E	SSW
	9 s	cross- off	6 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	S
	9 s	cross- off	6 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	S
	9 s	off	6 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	S	E	S
	9 s	off	6 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	S	E	S
	9 s	off	6 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	S
	8 s	off	5 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	S
	8 s	cross- off	6 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	S	E	S
	13 s	cross- off	6 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Old Man's Hat around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 24 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.2m (4.1 ft). Range 2.05m (6.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Old Man's Hat Surf Photo: 'Old Men at Old Man's Hat' by Rob Davies

Rob and Bruce enjoy friendly waves on a fading swell. A good spot for beginners to try out bigger waves because they tend to fade into deep water. So near Mahia Spit, yet so very different and picking up much more easterly swell too.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:44 pm 20 Nov 2017