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Watercress Beach

Stewart Island / Rakiura Community, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 11:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.5 m) at 8 s, heading toward ESE, with strong cross-shore wind toward E.

Swell

0.5 m

ESE

8 s

Wind

21 km/h

Cross-shore

Tide

1 m

Falling

Weather

8 °C

Heavy drizzle

11 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NW	35 km/h · 75 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.8 m	Drizzle · 10 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NW	38 km/h · 84 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	WNW	40 km/h · 87 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.1 m	Drizzle · 10 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	WNW	36 km/h · 89 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	N	39 km/h · 87 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.7 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NE	37 km/h · 87 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.9 m	Drizzle · 9 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 10 s	ESE	33 km/h · 83 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	2 m	Heavy drizzle · 9 °C
7 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 10 s	ESE	29 km/h · 77 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.9 m	Heavy drizzle · 9 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 9 s	ESE	25 km/h · 67 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.8 m	Drizzle · 8 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 9 s	ESE	26 km/h · 60 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.5 m	Drizzle · 8 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 8 s	ESE	20 km/h · 57 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.2 m	Drizzle · 8 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 8 s	ESE	21 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1 m	Heavy drizzle · 8 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 7 s	ESE	22 km/h · 52 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 9 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 7 s	ESE	22 km/h · 51 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 8 s	ESE	23 km/h · 53 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 8 s	ESE	26 km/h · 57 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.3 m	Drizzle · 10 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 9 s	ENE	27 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.5 m	Drizzle · 10 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.4 m · 9 s	N	31 km/h · 66 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Drizzle · 10 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 10 s	NW	29 km/h · 67 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.8 m	Drizzle · 10 °C
7 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 10 s	NW	31 km/h · 66 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.8 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 10 s	NW	30 km/h · 67 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.8 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NW	30 km/h · 64 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.6 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 11 s	NW	35 km/h · 76 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	1.3 m	Drizzle · 10 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.3 m · 10 s	NW	37 km/h · 80 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1.1 m	Drizzle · 10 °C