Wavetraps Surf Photo: 'Winter swell' by Rob Davies

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	SW		WSW	WSW	N
16 s	cross		11 s	16 s	10 s

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	SE		WSW	WSW	WSW
16 s	glass		7 s	16 s	10 s

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	E		WSW	WSW	NNW
15 s	cross- off		7 s	15 s	9 s

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	WSW	NNW
15 s	cross- off	2 s	8 s	15 s	9 s

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	WSW	NW
15 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	15 s	9 s

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	WSW	NW
16 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	16 s	9 s

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	E	E	WSW	WSW	NNW
17 s	cross- off	3 s	17 s	9 s	9 s

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE	E	WSW	NNW
	17 s	cross- off	3 s	17 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 August at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	SSW		WSW	N	NNW
16 s	cross- off		16 s	4 s	8 s

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	S		WSW	N	NW
16 s	glass		16 s	4 s	8 s

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
WSW	E		WSW	N	NNW
16 s	cross- off		16 s	4 s	8 s

Image captured One hour and 57 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.7m (5.6 ft). Range 3.38m (11.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

user: Rob Davies (1334 photos)
photo taken at: 1:30 pm 3 Aug 2025

Winter swell

New Zealand | Wavetraps

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About head-high. The local surfers were more interested in the far bigger waves breaking off the end of the harbor wall but their laps meant paddling out in the river from Wavetraps and occasionally catching a couple here.

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Wavetraps Surf Photo: 'Winter swell' by Rob Davies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Winter swell

New Zealand | Wavetraps

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