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South Shore surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 NZDT
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South Shore surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Shore sea temperature is
17.8° C
 (Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at South Shore today?

The current surf forecast for South Shore at 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (10 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)141413137121211444455566677771212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20181717164614101216242839446059129175666870836765
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
2.09
10:59PM
2.18
11:27AM
2.06
11:44PM
2.14
12:12PM
2.03
12:33AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
0.76
4:42PM
0.77
5:14AM
0.81
5:29PM
0.81
6:04AM
0.82
6:16PM
0.81
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise--7:16-------7:18-------7:20-----
Sunset-----8:00-------7:58-------7:55--
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111012131312121212121314141414141413151620201918
Feels °C (?)98101097777891091010111212141417181714
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