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Smoothwater Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Smoothwater Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Smoothwater Bay sea temperature is
15.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Smoothwater Bay. (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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 907 | 964 | 933 | 878 | 878 | 1080 | 904 | 873 | 1012 | 953 | 1520 | 1574 | 1438 | 3338 | 3139 | 2799 | 2582 | 2448 | 2184 | 1862 | 1834 | 1599 | 1384 | 1245 | 1060 | 894 | 775 | 763 | 1028 | 1579 | 1847 | 2152 | 2122 | 1941 | 1605 | 1356 | 1294 | 2968 | 3351 | 3652 | 3703 | 4301 | 3032 | 2779 | 2688 | 2234 | 2155 | 2440 | 8748 | 9661 | 9878 | 8828 | 7656 | 7006 | 6586 | 6268 | 5559 | 4918 | 4326 | 3966 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:58PM 1.90 | 3:19AM 1.88 | 4:02PM 1.79 | 4:25AM 1.79 | 5:07PM 1.71 | 5:34AM 1.73 | 6:12PM 1.68 | 6:42AM 1.72 | 7:14PM 1.68 | 7:42AM 1.75 | 8:08PM 1.72 | 8:32AM 1.80 | 8:55PM 1.78 | 9:13AM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:36AM 0.41 | 9:05PM 0.54 | 9:42AM 0.54 | 10:09PM 0.66 | 10:49AM 0.64 | 11:16PM 0.73 | 11:57AM 0.69 | 12:25AM 0.76 | 1:00PM 0.70 | 1:27AM 0.73 | 1:56PM 0.67 | 2:20AM 0.68 | 2:44PM 0.63 | 3:05AM 0.62 | 3:25PM 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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