Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Charleston today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Charleston at 11AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Charleston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2523 | 2173 | 1675 | 1493 | 1493 | 1307 | 1010 | 857 | 834 | 845 | 1648 | 1550 | 1697 | 1697 | 1675 | 1675 | 1474 | 1340 | 1271 | 1121 | 1106 | 924 | 800 | 687 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03AM2.49m | 6:40PM2.49m | 7:12AM2.56m | 7:45PM2.60m | 8:18AM2.66m | 8:47PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.53m | 00:54AM0.52m | 1:28PM0.47m | 2:00AM0.39m | 2:31PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2523 | 2173 | 1675 | 1493 | 1493 | 1307 | 1010 | 857 | 834 | 845 | 1648 | 1550 | 1697 | 1697 | 1675 | 1675 | 1474 | 1340 | 1271 | 1121 | 1106 | 924 | 800 | 687 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 216 | 329 | 596 | 589 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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