Charleston Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(New-Zealand – West Coast)
| Name: | Charleston |
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| Type: | beach/River Bar |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: WSW | Offshore Wind: ESE |
Charleston on the West Coast is a reasonably exposed beach/River Bar break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the west southwest. The beach breaks are all lefts. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of the strong rips here.
Overall Charleston Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The graph illustrates the combination of swells directed at Charleston through a typica... (show all text)
The rose diagram describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different dir... (show all text)
Also see Charleston surf quality by season and Charleston surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to New-Zealand - West Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Charleston
Visitor Reviews of Charleston |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Charleston:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Nine Mile Beach | 7 mi |
| Second closest break | Fox River | 9 mi |
| Third closest break | Larsen Street | 11 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Shingles | 14 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Westport Breakwater | 15 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Charleston: |
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| Closest wave buoy | SW Hawaii Buoy | 4516 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | W Hawaii Buoy | 4564 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4804 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | NW Hawaii Buoy | 4865 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | N Hawaii 1 Buoy | 5026 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Charleston: |
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| Closest tide station | Westport, New Zealand | 13 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Greymouth, New Zealand | 39 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Hokitika River Bar, New Zealand | 62 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Mapua, New Zealand | 97 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Mapua, New Zealand(2) | 97 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Charleston: |
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| Closest ski area | Temple Basin (New Zealand) | 71 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Rainbow (New Zealand) | 73 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Hanmer (New Zealand) | 82 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Craigieburn (New Zealand) | 85 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Broken River (New Zealand) | 86 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Charleston: |
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| Closest city location | Westport (New Zealand) | 13 mi |
| Second closest city location | Greymouth (New Zealand) | 41 mi |
| Third closest city location | Hokitika (New Zealand) | 62 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Wakefield (New Zealand) | 90 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Brightwater (New Zealand) | 94 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Charleston is Westport Airport (WSZ) in New Zealand, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Charleston is Hokitika Airport (HKK), also in New Zealand, 98 km (61 miles) away.
- Third is Nelson Airport (NSN) in New Zealand, 163 km (101 miles) away.
- Christchurch International Airport (CHC) in New Zealand is 198 km (123 miles) away.
- Woodbourne Airport (BHE), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Charleston and is 206 km (128 miles) away.
