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Charleston surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 02 May 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Charleston today?
The current surf forecast for Charleston at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Charleston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 595 | 585 | 550 | 541 | 550 | 685 | 820 | 1053 | 1196 | 1075 | 892 | 702 | 712 | 1929 | 1835 | 1657 | 1610 | 1428 | 1387 | 1294 | 1110 | 983 | 968 | 816 | 710 | 688 | 688 | 825 | 581 | 1340 | 1303 | 1224 | 989 | 841 | 799 | 1830 | 1993 | 2254 | 2143 | 2398 | 2034 | 1948 | 1776 | 1533 | 1315 | 913 | 900 | 1189 | 1728 | 2041 | 2895 | 4193 | 4157 | 4355 | 4757 | 4891 | 3827 | 7176 | 6603 | 5800 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:30AM 2.65 | 3:07PM 2.44 | 3:34AM 2.48 | 4:15PM 2.29 | 4:44AM 2.37 | 5:27PM 2.23 | 5:54AM 2.33 | 6:33PM 2.25 | 6:55AM 2.35 | 7:28PM 2.31 | 7:45AM 2.41 | 8:13PM 2.40 | 8:28AM 2.48 | 8:52PM 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:16PM 0.45 | 8:52AM 0.45 | 9:17PM 0.62 | 9:58AM 0.60 | 10:24PM 0.74 | 11:07AM 0.69 | 11:33PM 0.78 | 12:14PM 0.69 | 12:37AM 0.76 | 1:11PM 0.65 | 1:32AM 0.69 | 1:59PM 0.58 | 2:18AM 0.61 | 2:40PM 0.50 | 2:58AM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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