Charleston rating

Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty when good: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Cyclone Update Wed March 14th 3am Brisbane Time: Cyclone Tomas is directing a northerly swell towards the north-facing coasts of NZ, North Island. 2m 16s swell reaching Great Barrier Island on Thursday afternoon. Giant cyclone Ului continues to generate huge swells in the Coral Sea off the east coast of Australia. Large east swells already affecting Queensland, will peak on Saturday at an epic 4 to 7m 16s. Swells from Ului will reach the the coast of northern New South Wales by Friday and reach a long way south by Sunday. View the animated swell maps

Charleston, New Zealand, Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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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This is the surf forecast page for Charleston, West Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Charleston sea temperature, Charleston photographs, Charleston detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Charleston webcams, current wind from West Coast live weather stations and Charleston tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Our wavefinder tool will be available soon to help you locate the best surf conditions in the area around Charleston. In the meantime, check out the forecasts for other West Coast surf breaks near to Charleston to make the most of forecast wind and wave directions.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Charleston:

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Closest break Fox River 9 mi
Second closest break Larsen Street 11 mi
Third closest break Shingles 14 mi
Fourth closest break Westport Breakwater 15 mi
Fifth closest break Punakaiki 16 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Charleston:
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:
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

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Ski Resorts closest to Charleston:
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

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Town and city forecasts close to Charleston:
Closest city location Nelson (New Zealand) 104 mi
Second closest city location Christchurch (New Zealand) 130 mi
Third closest city location Wellington (New Zealand) 178 mi
Fourth closest city location Okuru (New Zealand) 188 mi
Fifth closest city location New Plymouth (New Zealand) 242 mi