Current Weather

SunDaylight: 13h 7m

Sunrise06:36

Sunset19:43

Waves

Live

NNE

0.9m

Period: 7s

Swell 1:0.5m@ 7sENE

Swell 2:0.4m@ 11sSSE

Wind waves:

0.4m@ 2sNNW

Wind

Cross-on

11km/h

Gusts: 31 km/h

Tides

-0.18m

00h06h12h18h24h

Tides— Today

	Coef.Coef	▼Low tideLow	▲High tideHigh
MorningAM	54	02:00-0.38m	08:00+0.88m
AfternoonPM	54	14:00-0.37m	20:00+0.80m

Air

15°C

Feels like: 14°C

Max21°

Min13°

Water

12°C

Wetsuit: 4/3mm

UV IndexMax today: 5.5

0.0Low

UV Scale

No protection needed. Safe to be outside.

Rain ProbabilityMax today: 99%

0%No rain

Perfect conditions to be outside.

Forecast

	Today			Tomorrow			16 Fri			17 Sat			18 Sun			19 Mon			20 Tue			21 Wed
Period	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE
Rating	!	!	!	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	1		1
Height(m)	1.0 NNE 21°	1.3 N 11°	1.3 NNE 13°	1.0 SSE 166°	1.0 S 170°	1.4 S 181°	3.7 S 182°	3.9 S 174°	3.8 S 174°	3.1 S 173°	2.9 S 172°	2.6 S 169°	2.0 SSE 168°	1.7 SSE 168°	1.6 S 170°	1.4 S 176°	1.3 S 179°	1.2 S 182°	1.2 S 186°	1.4 S 185°	1.4 S 184°	1.1 S 183°	1.1 S 183°	1.1 S 184°
Period(s)	6	6	6	8	8	7	8	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10
Energy(kJ)	76	105	108	129	117	161	1707	2005	1954	1428	1082	854	614	491	436	375	325	282	297	425	420	239	220	210
Wind(km/h)	22 ↑38 NNW	34 ↑63 NNW	29 ↑53 N	5 ↑10 NE	20 ↑38 SE	32 ↑57 S	55 ↑96 S	50 ↑91 S	48 ↑87 S	33 ↑59 SSW	35 ↑67 S	30 ↑64 S	10 ↑23 SSW	10 ↑28 SE	8 ↑21 NNE	10 ↑21 N	6 ↑30 ESE	6 ↑24 SSW	10 ↑18 N	22 ↑48 NNE	12 ↑45 N	4 ↑26 NNE	12 ↑29 NNE	11 ↑33 N
Wind state	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	onshore	cross	cross-off	onshore	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
Swell 1	0.4m9s S	0.4m9s S	0.5m10s S	0.8m8s S	0.8m6s S	0.6m8s S	0.8m8s SE	1.3m9s SE	1.7m9s SE	2.2m8s SSE	1.7m9s SSE	1.7m7s SSE	1.7m8s S	1.4m9s S	1.4m8s S	1.2m9s S	1.2m10s S	1.1m9s S	1.1m9s S	1.2m10s S	1.2m10s S	1.1m9s S	1.1m8s S	1.1m9s S
Swell 2	0.3m9s ENE	0.3m9s ENE	0.2m7s NE	0.5m7s ESE	0.4m11s S	0.4m10s S	0.4m8s SE	0.3m6s ESE	0.2m12s S	0.5m7s SSW	0.8m8s S	1.2m9s S	0.7m8s SE	0.8m7s SE	0.7m7s SE	0.5m8s SE	0.4m6s ESE	0.3m6s ESE	0.2m7s ESE	0.2m4s E	0.4m5s NE	0.3m3s NNE	0.2m3s NNE	0.1m3s NNE
Tides	▲ High0.7m	▼ Low0.2m	▲ High0.7m	▲ High0.7m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.6m	▲ High0.6m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.4m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.0m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.2m	▼ Low0.2m	▼ Low0.0m	▲ High0.3m	▼ Low0.3m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.4m	▼ Low0.4m
Cloud cover
Rain(mm)	-			-							-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Air	17°C	21°C	18°C	12°C	12°C	10°C	8°C	8°C	7°C	9°C	11°C	10°C	9°C	13°C	10°C	12°C	17°C	14°C	11°C	19°C	17°C	13°C	18°C	17°C
Water	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	13°C	12°C	12°C	13°C	12°C	13°C	13°C
UV Index	5	6	2	0	1	0	3	6	2	5	7	2	5	7	2	5	7	2	5	7	2	5	6	2

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Located in Kaikoura and Marlborough, Ward Beach is a beach break with fairly consistent waves, though summer can be flat. The best conditions occur with southeast swells and northwest winds, producing both left and right-hand waves. Ideal for intermediate surfers, the spot is rarely crowded but features dangerous rips. Water temperatures stay around 17°C, requiring a wetsuit.

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Current Weather

SunDaylight: 13h 7m

Sunrise06:36

Sunset19:43

Waves

Live

NNE

0.9m

Period: 7s

Swell 1:0.5m@ 7sENE

Swell 2:0.4m@ 11sSSE

Wind waves:

0.4m@ 2sNNW

Wind

Cross-on

11km/h

Gusts: 31 km/h

Tides

-0.18m

00h06h12h18h24h

Tides— Today

	Coef.Coef	▼Low tideLow	▲High tideHigh
MorningAM	54	02:00-0.38m	08:00+0.88m
AfternoonPM	54	14:00-0.37m	20:00+0.80m

Air

15°C

Feels like: 14°C

Max21°

Min13°

Water

12°C

Wetsuit: 4/3mm

UV IndexMax today: 5.5

0.0Low

UV Scale

No protection needed. Safe to be outside.

Rain ProbabilityMax today: 99%

0%No rain

Perfect conditions to be outside.

Forecast

	Today			Tomorrow			16 Fri			17 Sat			18 Sun			19 Mon			20 Tue			21 Wed
Period	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE	AM	PM	EVE
Rating	!	!	!	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	1		1
Height(m)	1.0 NNE 21°	1.3 N 11°	1.3 NNE 13°	1.0 SSE 166°	1.0 S 170°	1.4 S 181°	3.7 S 182°	3.9 S 174°	3.8 S 174°	3.1 S 173°	2.9 S 172°	2.6 S 169°	2.0 SSE 168°	1.7 SSE 168°	1.6 S 170°	1.4 S 176°	1.3 S 179°	1.2 S 182°	1.2 S 186°	1.4 S 185°	1.4 S 184°	1.1 S 183°	1.1 S 183°	1.1 S 184°
Period(s)	6	6	6	8	8	7	8	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10
Energy(kJ)	76	105	108	129	117	161	1707	2005	1954	1428	1082	854	614	491	436	375	325	282	297	425	420	239	220	210
Wind(km/h)	22 ↑38 NNW	34 ↑63 NNW	29 ↑53 N	5 ↑10 NE	20 ↑38 SE	32 ↑57 S	55 ↑96 S	50 ↑91 S	48 ↑87 S	33 ↑59 SSW	35 ↑67 S	30 ↑64 S	10 ↑23 SSW	10 ↑28 SE	8 ↑21 NNE	10 ↑21 N	6 ↑30 ESE	6 ↑24 SSW	10 ↑18 N	22 ↑48 NNE	12 ↑45 N	4 ↑26 NNE	12 ↑29 NNE	11 ↑33 N
Wind state	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	onshore	cross	cross-off	onshore	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
Swell 1	0.4m9s S	0.4m9s S	0.5m10s S	0.8m8s S	0.8m6s S	0.6m8s S	0.8m8s SE	1.3m9s SE	1.7m9s SE	2.2m8s SSE	1.7m9s SSE	1.7m7s SSE	1.7m8s S	1.4m9s S	1.4m8s S	1.2m9s S	1.2m10s S	1.1m9s S	1.1m9s S	1.2m10s S	1.2m10s S	1.1m9s S	1.1m8s S	1.1m9s S
Swell 2	0.3m9s ENE	0.3m9s ENE	0.2m7s NE	0.5m7s ESE	0.4m11s S	0.4m10s S	0.4m8s SE	0.3m6s ESE	0.2m12s S	0.5m7s SSW	0.8m8s S	1.2m9s S	0.7m8s SE	0.8m7s SE	0.7m7s SE	0.5m8s SE	0.4m6s ESE	0.3m6s ESE	0.2m7s ESE	0.2m4s E	0.4m5s NE	0.3m3s NNE	0.2m3s NNE	0.1m3s NNE
Tides	▲ High0.7m	▼ Low0.2m	▲ High0.7m	▲ High0.7m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.6m	▲ High0.6m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.3m	▲ High0.4m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.2m	▲ High0.0m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.1m	▲ High0.2m	▼ Low0.2m	▼ Low0.0m	▲ High0.3m	▼ Low0.3m	▼ Low0.1m	▲ High0.4m	▼ Low0.4m
Cloud cover
Rain(mm)	-			-							-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Air	17°C	21°C	18°C	12°C	12°C	10°C	8°C	8°C	7°C	9°C	11°C	10°C	9°C	13°C	10°C	12°C	17°C	14°C	11°C	19°C	17°C	13°C	18°C	17°C
Water	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	12°C	13°C	12°C	12°C	13°C	12°C	13°C	13°C
UV Index	5	6	2	0	1	0	3	6	2	5	7	2	5	7	2	5	7	2	5	7	2	5	6	2

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