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Eddies South Shore surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Eddies South Shore today?
The current surf forecast for Eddies South Shore at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Eddies South Shore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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| Energy (?) | 22 | 13 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 60 | 73 | 257 | 118 | 128 | 132 | 135 | 134 | 590 | 246 | 333 | 322 | 242 | 201 | 186 | 170 | 160 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:46PM 2.21 | 7:20AM 2.17 | 7:35PM 2.16 | 8:08AM 2.17 | 8:24PM 2.12 | 8:51AM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03AM 0.50 | 1:20PM 0.56 | 1:46AM 0.56 | 2:06PM 0.66 | 2:28AM 0.64 | 2:52PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
Wind reports 3 km away suggest it is still onshore at Eddies South Shore (moderate winds from the ESE at Taylor's Mistake). 0.8m 4s local chop from the NE with a 0.6m 4s local chop from the ENE and a 0.2m 10s swell from the E. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 27 min ago
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