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Charleston surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 Mar 2024 NZDT
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Charleston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Charleston sea temperature is 15.1°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.6 °C min: 14.3 °C)
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Charleston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Charleston sea temperature is 15.1°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 17.0 °C max: 18.6 °C min: 14.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Charleston today?

The current surf forecast for Charleston at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)--
Afternoon (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Charleston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.4
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)8812121211111111111515181414171616151411101212131313131312121212131212121213131313121212131414131313131212131316161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)138949393908782107107861231881652732812906536446057245405862262200124532117181014911336112711085574931161970548824624892102610119808139166186907338549501011894825711861185428036150711369366242
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
ESE
0
SSE
0
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
0
W
10
NE
0
NNE
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
NW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
20
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrossonononononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
2.13
8:28AM
2.24
9:03PM
2.23
9:24AM
2.36
9:50PM
2.35
10:06AM
2.49
10:29PM
2.48
10:43AM
2.61
11:03PM
2.59
11:16AM
2.71
11:35PM
2.68
11:48AM
2.78
12:06AM
2.74
12:19PM
2.81
12:37AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.90
2:46PM
0.79
3:08AM
0.80
3:38PM
0.66
3:55AM
0.66
4:19PM
0.52
4:33AM
0.52
4:55PM
0.39
5:08AM
0.40
5:28PM
0.29
5:41AM
0.31
6:00PM
0.23
6:12AM
0.27
6:31PM
0.22
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------7:41-------7:43-----
Sunset-7:46-------7:45-------7:44-------7:42-------7:39-------7:38-------7:37-------7:35--
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Rain (mm)
---1211-------------26311-------------------2222212332224221
Temp. °C161513131212121213131313121213141514131212121314151413131212141415141313131214151514141415151616161616161616161616161414
Feels °C (?)14131211101010101213131311111313141311108101313151110111011141211101112121114131213121115121515151615141313141515161412

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