Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Smoothwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 852 | 948 | 1051 | 3823 | 5036 | 6226 | 8653 | 8974 | 11605 | 10739 | 9104 | 7341 | 6224 | 4970 | 4237 | 3400 | 2277 | 1813 | 1668 | 1585 | 1992 | 1187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11AM1.66m | 7:41PM1.66m | 8:12AM1.69m | 8:42PM1.71m | 9:07AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.83m | 1:24PM0.84m | 2:00AM0.83m | 2:28PM0.83m | 2:57AM0.80m | 3:24PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 619 | 852 | 948 | 1051 | 3823 | 5036 | 6226 | 8653 | 8974 | 11605 | 10739 | 9104 | 7341 | 6224 | 4970 | 4237 | 3400 | 2277 | 1813 | 1668 | 1585 | 1992 | 1187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 634 | 287 | 187 | 163 | 131 | 106 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 53 | 3965 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 263 | 82 | 81 | 281 | 242 | 222 | 308 | 512 | 623 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | 155 | 202 | 516 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 55 | 125 | — | — | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 36 | 151 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 250 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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