Charleston Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(West Coast South Island, New Zealand)
Photo credit: Rob Davies 
Photo credit: Rob Davies 
Photo credit: Rob Davies 
Photo credit: Rob Davies 
Photo credit: Rob Davies |
Charleston Spot ID: Type: beach/River Bar Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell WSW | Wind ESE Sea Temperature Today is: 12.9 °C |
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 17:45 Local time
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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.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:At Charleston (0 km).
Charleston Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Westport Airport, 21 km from Charleston.
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Overall Charleston Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in July
The figure illustrates the combination of swells directed at Charleston over a normal J... (show all text) 
This chart describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different direction... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Charleston surf consistency graph. Also see Charleston surf quality by season and Charleston surf quality by month. |
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Charleston:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Tauranga Bay | 9 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 | 13 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Greymouth | 39 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Hokitika River Bar | 62 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Mapua | 97 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Motueka | 98 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 | Nelson (New Zealand) | 104 mi |
| Second closest city location | Christchurch (New Zealand) | 130 mi |
| Third closest city location | Blenheim (New Zealand) | 132 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Timaru (New Zealand) | 173 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Wellington (New Zealand) | 178 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.
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