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Charleston surf break

Charleston surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Charleston today?

The current surf forecast for Charleston at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (07 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111101010101112121313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1741772222151972112261832181733042983044014695184084081134956925928819786
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
2.92
2:51AM
2.69
3:10PM
2.76
3:37AM
2.55
3:56PM
2.59
4:24AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
0.18
8:42PM
0.16
8:59AM
0.31
9:28PM
0.31
9:45AM
0.45
10:15PM
0.47
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset---9:12-------9:12-------9:10----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C171818181615151618191918161617171718201817161516
Feels °C (?)151515151414141517171616151517171717181616141413
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