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Charleston surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 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
16.9° 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 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Charleston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 174 | 242 | 400 | 378 | 195 | 195 | 961 | 905 | 985 | 983 | 799 | 680 | 572 | 411 | 314 | 197 | 149 | 116 | 86 | 87 | 119 | 155 | 299 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:20PM 2.14 | 3:50AM 2.14 | 4:29PM 2.06 | 5:04AM 2.11 | 5:46PM 2.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:10AM 0.86 | 9:35PM 0.94 | 10:14AM 0.94 | 10:44PM 0.98 | 11:27AM 0.93 | 11:56PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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