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Ward Beach Surf Forecast
/ Kaikoura and Marlborough (12 surf breaks) /
Ward Beach surfForecast / Kaikoura and Marlborough / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 19 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Ward Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Ward Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ward Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 230 | 230 | 281 | 240 | 203 | 199 | 165 | 162 | 165 | 135 | 215 | 339 | 448 | 448 | 398 | 322 | 255 | 202 | 179 | 149 | 148 | 104 | 63 | 59 | 55 | 66 | 76 | 141 | 742 | 1163 | 1312 | 1131 | 797 | 625 | 598 | 546 | 400 | 287 | 287 | 381 | 945 | 790 | 653 | 495 | 475 | 287 | 282 | 278 | 221 | 302 | 232 | 181 | 138 | 148 | 104 | 101 | 62 | 34 | 43 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:24PM 1.36 | 10:47AM 1.22 | 11:06PM 1.35 | 11:29AM 1.20 | 11:50PM 1.35 | 12:15PM 1.20 | 12:38AM 1.35 | 1:05PM 1.21 | 1:30AM 1.36 | 1:59PM 1.24 | 2:26AM 1.37 | 2:56PM 1.29 | 3:23AM 1.39 | 3:55PM 1.37 | 4:22AM 1.41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:43AM 0.22 | 4:49PM 0.24 | 5:26AM 0.23 | 5:32PM 0.24 | 6:11AM 0.23 | 6:19PM 0.23 | 7:01AM 0.22 | 7:12PM 0.22 | 7:55AM 0.20 | 8:11PM 0.19 | 8:53AM 0.16 | 9:15PM 0.15 | 9:52AM 0.11 | 10:20PM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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