Shingles surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Shingles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shingles sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shingles today?

The current surf forecast for Shingles at 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (20 Feb)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
0
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
2.4
WSW
2.2
W
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)87788991013131313131314141415999101414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47831129559394710811156110924962458232323592187149120092005138210078689401019110324802233
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
W
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
25
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
3.18
1:25PM
3.28
1:48AM
3.14
2:04PM
3.22
2:27AM
3.06
2:47PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.29
7:39PM
0.25
7:54AM
0.32
8:19PM
0.32
8:35AM
0.41
9:03PM
0.45
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:31-------8:30-------8:29--
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-21------------55------
Temp. °C151516181716131212121516161614151515161717161515
Feels °C (?)121413119988891112121311121111111111121213
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