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Hello Friends,
The pictures tell the story. It’s struggling to make the knee-high mark at most places along the beaches this morning. Optimal exposures were still seeing the very occasional waist-plus set, but the trend is gradually downward as we head into the first full week of 2026. The swell models are showing average periods in the 6-8 second range for the next 7 days. That’s likely to mean knee to waist high at the better spots, depending on the swell direction and height. Speaking of height, it looks as though it’ll generally bounce around the metre-mark until maybe Friday.
Go well everyone!
Weather Situation
A high passing to the south of the state extends a ridge across the state’s east. Winds will gradually turn northeasterly during the weekend through early next week, as the high enters the Tasman Sea and maintains a ridge across the coastal waters.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore during this afternoon and evening.
Sunday 4 January
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.
Monday 5 January
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.