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Smithfield surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
14.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Smithfield today?
The current surf forecast for Smithfield at 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Smithfield. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 31 | 32 | 44 | 98 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 36 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 110 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 47 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:54AM 2.09 | 10:13PM 2.06 | 10:42AM 2.09 | 11:08PM 2.12 | 11:30AM 2.12 | 12:04AM 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:39AM 0.81 | 4:08PM 0.84 | 4:30AM 0.71 | 5:00PM 0.72 | 5:20AM 0.63 | 5:48PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Mon 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 11 |
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