Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Charleston today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Charleston at 6PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Charleston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2479 | 2034 | 1809 | 1546 | 1377 | 1237 | 1121 | 1241 | 1307 | 1121 | 1107 | 966 | 826 | 726 | 619 | 627 | 644 | 491 | 478 | 465 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:26AM2.79m | 10:43PM2.91m | 11:05AM2.87m | 11:22PM2.94m | 11:42AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.19m | 4:55AM0.09m | 5:12PM0.13m | 5:34AM0.07m | 5:51PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 2479 | 2034 | 1809 | 1546 | 1377 | 1237 | 1121 | 1241 | 1307 | 1121 | 1107 | 966 | 826 | 371 | 256 | 229 | 255 | 295 | 256 | 268 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 59 | 45 | 43 | 51 | 35 | 52 | 42 | 48 | 62 | 61 | 75 | 408 | 726 | 619 | 627 | 644 | 491 | 478 | 465 | 384 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 67 | — | 63 | 81 | 119 | 153 | — | 88 | 54 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 282 | 374 | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 63 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 26 | 179 | 0 | 0 |
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