Knights Beach

Clarks Beach, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 5:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Fair

Well overhead (2.7 m) at 12 s, heading toward NE, with strong cross-shore wind toward ENE.

Swell

2.7 m

NE

12 s

Wind

38 km/h

ENE

Cross-shore

Tide

2.1 m

Falling

Weather

14 °C

Light drizzle

15 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Fair

3.1 m · 11 s

NE

34 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

1 AM

Fair

3 m · 11 s

NE

33 km/h · 54 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

2 AM

Fair

3 m · 11 s

NE

35 km/h · 58 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.2 m

Overcast · 14 °C

3 AM

Fair

3 m · 11 s

NE

35 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.3 m

Overcast · 14 °C

4 AM

Fair

2.8 m · 11 s

NE

37 km/h · 59 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.3 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

5 AM

Fair

2.7 m · 12 s

NE

38 km/h · 61 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

6 AM

Fair

2.6 m · 12 s

NE

42 km/h · 68 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

1.9 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

7 AM

Fair

2.6 m · 12 s

NE

42 km/h · 69 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.6 m

Light drizzle · 13 °C

8 AM

Good

2.5 m · 12 s

NE

41 km/h · 67 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.3 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

9 AM

Fair

2.5 m · 12 s

NE

43 km/h · 69 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.2 m

Clear · 14 °C

10 AM

Fair

2.6 m · 12 s

NE

43 km/h · 75 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

11 AM

Fair

2.7 m · 11 s

NE

43 km/h · 73 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.3 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

12 PM

Fair

2.8 m · 11 s

NE

44 km/h · 73 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.5 m

Light drizzle · 14 °C

1 PM

Fair

3 m · 11 s

NE

44 km/h · 75 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.8 m

Clear · 14 °C

2 PM

Fair

3.3 m · 11 s

NE

45 km/h · 74 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2.1 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

3 PM

Poor

3.6 m · 11 s

ENE

44 km/h · 74 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2.2 m

Mostly clear · 14 °C

4 PM

Poor

3.8 m · 11 s

ENE

42 km/h · 73 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2.3 m

Partly cloudy · 14 °C

5 PM

Poor

4 m · 11 s

NE

38 km/h · 69 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2.2 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

6 PM

Poor

4.1 m · 11 s

NE

35 km/h · 61 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

2 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

7 PM

Poor

4.3 m · 11 s

NE

33 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.7 m

Mostly clear · 13 °C

8 PM

Poor

4.4 m · 11 s

NE

27 km/h · 53 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

1.4 m

Partly cloudy · 12 °C

9 PM

Good

4.5 m · 11 s

NE

24 km/h · 44 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 12 °C

10 PM

Good

4.6 m · 11 s

NE

22 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.1 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

11 PM

Good

4.7 m · 11 s

NE

20 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NNE

Offshore

1.1 m

Partly cloudy · 13 °C

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