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Smithfield surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Smithfield surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Smithfield sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Smithfield today?
The current surf forecast for Smithfield at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Smithfield. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 327 | 633 | 653 | 603 | 488 | 384 | 242 | 233 | 173 | 127 | 94 | 87 | 83 | 60 | 64 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 1.96 | 12:23AM 2.09 | 12:49PM 2.03 | 1:07AM 2.12 | 1:31PM 2.11 | 1:53AM 2.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:10AM 0.74 | 6:09PM 0.65 | 6:41AM 0.60 | 6:51PM 0.51 | 7:16AM 0.48 | 7:35PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
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