WEEKEND SURF OUTLOOK

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Short Surf forecast for all of NZ

It is looking like ok weekend weather wise and good surf in places! A high pressure system moving across the today, bring with it fresh NE winds for most of the country. There is a rising ground swell on the West,South and South East coasts and small easing swell for the East coast.

Check out the 7 day swell forecasts now on Surf.co.nz.

NORTH ISLAND:

TIDES

West Coast:

From Northland down to Raglan the winds will be light SW 8 to 12 knots for tomorrow. The swell slightly decreases but its still solid in the 3-5ft+ range SW at 16 sec on the exposed breaks. Swell on the open coast will continue into Sunday with moderate E-NE offshore winds. Looking to good into Monday with light wind from the NE and swell rising in from the W at 19 sec in the 4-5ft range. Good waves around have a great weekend!

In Taranaki on the Surf Highway breaks, there is great wind conditions for tomorrow, and with a small swell hitting, and looking only ok thru to start of next week. The swell is clocking W at 16 sec and with it light winds from the W strengthening in the afternoon Saturday. Winds light from the SE in the morning then easing in the afternoon Sunday, with an increase in swell come Monday from the W 5-7ft+ at 14 sec, and with it fresh winds from the NE.

North East Coast and BOP:

Easing small NE swell clocking at 7 sec, with a light offshore wind out of the SW 8-12knots set in for tomorrow morning expected to strengthening in the afternoon. Sunday sees the swell continue ease in size out of the NE .5-1ft at 5 sec, with unfavorable winds from the SE early and becoming a light E breeze in afternoon. Monday sees light wind conditions from the NE and with a similar swell size, but becoming messy.

East Coast:

Easing SE swell clocking at 8 sec, with a light onshore wind out of the S 4-10knots for tomorrow morning, with it strengthening in the afternoon. Sunday sees the swell continue in size out of the NE 3-4ft at 8 sec, and with unfavorable winds from the S early and becoming a light breeze in afternoon. Monday sees light winds conditions from the NE and with a drop in swell size.

Wellington

Small rising swell for Wellington's South coast this weekend. Tomorrow sees a small S swell at 7 sec, with a fresh S wind becoming 20-26 knot onshore in the afternoon. Sunday the S swell increase to 1-2ft+ at 7 sec and an unfavorable fresh S onshore wind 10-14knots knots increasing in the afternoon. Mondays looking like a similar size in S swell, but with NE offshore 6-10knots.

Very small swell on the Kapiti coast in the .5ft range with the wind strong out of the S by late Saturday. Sunday sees lighter S 10-12knots blowing with small wind swell.

SOUTH ISLAND:

TIDES

North West Coast:

Swell will kick in hard tonight with a 17sec period from the WSW! Solid rising 4ft of 14sec period WSW swell on Saturday with light WSW winds clocking light ESE off shores by the arvo. Sunday looks sick as well with an easing clean 3-4ft of WSW swell and fresh Easterly winds also backing off and clocking light Northerlies by lunch and light NW by the arvo. West Coast the most this weekend! Yeowwww!!!!!

Middle - North East Coast:

Not much on offer this weekend with the small 1ft+ of East swell backing away Saturday morning with light winds clocking strong SW by lunch, this front will bring a new rising 2ft+ of low period SSW wind swell by the arvo. Easing 1-2ft of wind swell from the South on Sunday with light SW winds backing off and clocking light ENE by the arvo. Go the All Blacks!

Flat weekend ahead, time to party!!!! Flat on Saturday with strong SW winds up early and becoming fresh by the arvo. Flat again on Sunday with light SW winds backing away and clocking light ENE in the arvo. Hit it this arvo if you wana ride!

South East Coast:

Solid 3ft of rising 14sec period SW swell on Saturday with strong SW winds up early and becoming fresh SSW by lunch and light SSW in the arvo. Solid 2ft of 14sec period SW swell on Sunday with light SW winds backing away and clocking fresh NE by lunch.

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