Shingles surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Oct 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shingles today?

The current surf forecast for Shingles at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
!
5
5
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
1
NW
1.3
WNW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.5
WNW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)15799982221202081818189101013131313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109107244226215160236326660640765835808799929130014053566394934592830260417311587
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
20
NE
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
N
20
ENE
10
ESE
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22AM
2.46
8:47PM
2.60
9:15AM
2.66
9:33PM
2.84
10:00AM
2.87
10:15PM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.78
3:03AM
0.60
3:25PM
0.56
3:47AM
0.35
4:08PM
0.34
4:29AM
0.13
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:03-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:39-------7:40-------7:43----
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--14133511332221--1-----
Temp. °C1114121011111112131311121111111112141514121098
Feels °C (?)912107988101197887771010101110865
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Cobden Beach - The Channel (light winds from the N at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel). 1.3m 9s swell from the WNW with a 0.5m 14s groundswell from the W and a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the WSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 55 min ago

11 km/h
N
Onshore
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