Charleston surf break

Charleston surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Charleston today?

The current surf forecast for Charleston at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121111119991818161416161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137610719397136235123552962734663253063113296555826861993217020611902148413211187
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
2.68
4:07AM
2.56
4:37PM
2.50
5:10AM
2.43
5:51PM
2.36
6:30AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
0.33
9:56PM
0.40
10:24AM
0.49
10:56PM
0.58
11:32AM
0.63
12:09AM
0.71
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:28-------8:27-------8:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------41
Temp. °C141616161414151518191918161515151819191816161516
Feels °C (?)131515151413131316181917151515151819181916151315
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