Smithfield Surf Forecast

/ Canterbury (28 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

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Smithfield surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 Aug 2025 NZST

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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 9.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Smithfield today?

The current surf forecast for Smithfield at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Aug)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (28 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (28 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	9s

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

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	Thursday 28							Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sun 31
	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	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	8	9	9	7	9	9	9	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	11	16	16	15	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	26	44	49	332	130	81	64	61	109	72	71	65	60	39	62	39	80	60	45	62	184	105	101	85
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	E	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	SSE	ENE	NNE	NW	S	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	WSW	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			6:36AM 2.08				6:52PM 1.93				7:25AM 2.01				7:57PM 1.94				8:20AM 1.95					9:07PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)	12:15AM 0.65				12:56PM 0.67				1:07AM 0.69				1:40PM 0.68				2:05AM 0.78				2:28PM 0.72

	Thursday 28							Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sun 31
Sunrise	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:04	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	7	9	13	15	13	10	8	8	7	9	11	11	9	8	7	6	6	6	10	11	10	8	8
Feels °C (?)	4	2	6	11	11	9	6	4	4	3	5	7	8	4	4	3	4	3	2	6	8	6	4	2

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Smithfield (light winds from the N at Marchwiel wx 3 km from Smithfield). 0.8m 8s swell from the E to make surfable waves.
1 hour 27 minutes ago Smithfield

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1 h 27 min ago

6 km/h

Clean

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