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Wainui Bay Chalet Surf Photo: 'Chalet - Time to bail' by Rob Davies

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

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S		S	ENE
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	ENE
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N		S	ENE
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	ENE
	11 s	off		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW	NW	S	ENE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	S	ENE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N	NNE	S	ENE
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	S	ENE
	11 s	off	2 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW	NW	S	ENE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	WNW	S	ENE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	WNW	S	ENE
	10 s	off	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	NW	S	ENE
	10 s	off	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	NW	S	ENE
	10 s	off	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW	NW	S	ENE
	10 s	off	3 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WNW	NW	S	ENE
	14 s	off	3 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW	NW	S	ENE
	14 s	off	3 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wainui Bay Chalet around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 36 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.1 ft). Range 1.85m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

user: Rob Davies (1338 photos)
photo taken at: 8:25 pm 15 Jan 2011

Chalet - Time to bail

New Zealand | Wainui Bay Chalet

Average rating: 4.7

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A medium-size south swell at Chalet. Sometimes, the real skill is knowing when to go for the tube, and knowing when to bail out. Good call.

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