Shingles surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shingles today?

The current surf forecast for Shingles at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Nov)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (18 Nov)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)11121111111010101099991314141313131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21703548250125952102147910458216434703783072449581526171516091585156112451269126912151106
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
2.87
10:31PM
2.92
10:50AM
2.94
11:07PM
2.96
11:24AM
2.99
11:43PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.74
4:42AM
0.72
5:00PM
0.70
5:18AM
0.71
5:34PM
0.69
5:53AM
0.71
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:00-------5:58
Sunset---8:35-------8:36-------8:37----
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
136591----221122--------
Temp. °C161616161617171617171616161515151617171715141313
Feels °C (?)111111121316161618181817171616151614141413121111
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