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Charleston surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 06 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Charleston today?
The current surf forecast for Charleston at 4AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Charleston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2958 | 2559 | 1814 | 1611 | 1571 | 1305 | 2361 | 1994 | 1439 | 687 | 747 | 662 | 2078 | 3401 | 4258 | 5261 | 7502 | 7738 | 6499 | 5491 | 5012 | 4247 | 3924 | 3583 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:11PM 2.89 | 10:37AM 2.89 | 10:54PM 3.07 | 11:19AM 3.03 | 11:37PM 3.18 | 12:01PM 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 0.06 | 4:43PM 0.08 | 5:08AM -0.10 | 5:26PM -0.06 | 5:51AM -0.17 | 6:10PM -0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Cross-off wind 35 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel has become light (light winds from the E at HokitikaAeroAws). Waves should be turning clean at Cobden Beach - The Channel. 2.5m 11s groundswell from the W with a 1.5m 16s long period groundswell, also from the W. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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