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Smithfield surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Smithfield today?
The current surf forecast for Smithfield at 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Smithfield. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Fri 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 486 | 1364 | 1385 | 532 | 530 | 551 | 540 | 646 | 646 | 623 | 541 | 416 | 346 | 265 | 206 | 163 | 106 | 198 | 236 | 209 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 57 | 46 | 116 | 106 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 85 | 25 | 24 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:44PM 2.49 | 7:06AM 2.31 | 7:47PM 2.48 | 8:16AM 2.31 | 8:49PM 2.45 | 9:16AM 2.28 | 9:45PM 2.40 | 10:13AM 2.20 | 10:39PM 2.33 | 11:10AM 2.10 | 11:32PM 2.25 | 12:04PM 2.04 | 12:24AM 2.16 | 12:50PM 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:13PM 0.51 | 12:40AM 0.54 | 1:16PM 0.58 | 1:34AM 0.66 | 2:20PM 0.63 | 2:36AM 0.77 | 3:21PM 0.67 | 3:49AM 0.82 | 4:18PM 0.70 | 4:58AM 0.80 | 5:13PM 0.71 | 5:52AM 0.74 | 6:07PM 0.69 | 6:36AM 0.68 | 6:56PM 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Fri 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
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