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Smithfield surf Forecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 NZST
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Smithfield surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Smithfield sea temperature is 13.5°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.6 °C max: 12.9 °C min: 10.3 °C)
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Smithfield surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Smithfield sea temperature is 13.5°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.6 °C max: 12.9 °C min: 10.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Smithfield today?

The current surf forecast for Smithfield at 6AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)7888888887771212121211131414141010101469999855555554131313121212121217161619181716151413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3125262624171713118771212112422343937362019181811153837383546513858341322232952797372102100105304343458923947789573429347257245157149
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
0
E
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
NE
10
E
5
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:02AM
2.11
5:48PM
2.03
5:50AM
2.07
6:45PM
2.09
6:51AM
2.05
7:48PM
2.15
8:01AM
2.08
8:47PM
2.20
9:02AM
2.15
9:38PM
2.24
9:58AM
2.22
10:25PM
2.26
10:51AM
2.27
11:14PM
2.28
11:46AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
0.74
12:12AM
0.78
12:35PM
0.79
1:00AM
0.86
1:27PM
0.81
1:51AM
0.92
2:24PM
0.80
2:50AM
0.91
3:20PM
0.75
3:50AM
0.84
4:12PM
0.68
4:44AM
0.72
5:02PM
0.60
5:33AM
0.59
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-
Sunset----5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:30-------
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------------1381------------------------
Temp. °C56714161312121111111516151211111111131413111110101015161210101096910976666101210999881112119888811
Feels °C (?)1231013119988812131399989111110997771314107755-21453122378745655888755569

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