Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Smithfield today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Smithfield at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Smithfield. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 999 | 174 | 485 | 1210 | 1209 | 1855 | 1984 | 2470 | 397 | 403 | 347 | 297 | 264 | 230 | 722 | 636 | 477 | 261 | 238 | 154 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22PM2.01m | 5:56AM2.16m | 6:10PM1.97m | 6:48AM2.18m | 7:03PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.42m | 11:44PM0.53m | 12:25PM0.45m | 00:30AM0.58m | 1:13PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 215 | 174 | 485 | 531 | 336 | 294 | 359 | 390 | 397 | 403 | 347 | 297 | 264 | 227 | 632 | 587 | 477 | 261 | 238 | 154 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 84 | 80 | — | — | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 137 | 140 | 230 | 722 | 636 | 288 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 999 | 40 | 15 | 1210 | 1209 | 1855 | 1984 | 2470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 160 | 235 | 809 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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