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Shingles surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shingles today?
The current surf forecast for Shingles at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shingles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 799 | 1350 | 1819 | 949 | 991 | 936 | 1470 | 2486 | 2364 | 2441 | 2483 | 3060 | 3915 | 4076 | 4021 | 3436 | 3376 | 2886 | 1933 | 1218 | 515 | 424 | 350 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:38PM 3.24 | 10:55AM 3.36 | 11:19PM 3.29 | 11:40AM 3.34 | 12:03AM 3.27 | 12:29PM 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:45AM 0.08 | 5:08PM 0.05 | 5:27AM 0.08 | 5:52PM 0.13 | 6:13AM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 7 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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