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Smoothwater Bay Surf Forecast
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Smoothwater Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 7PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 24s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Smoothwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 485 | 525 | 551 | 723 | 844 | 1336 | 1327 | 2275 | 3436 | 4631 | 5609 | 5985 | 5762 | 11695 | 11295 | 9486 | 7583 | 6236 | 4998 | 4513 | 4374 | 4466 | 3022 | 2665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:09AM 1.70 | 7:41PM 1.74 | 8:18AM 1.71 | 8:49PM 1.78 | 9:19AM 1.75 | 9:44PM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:22PM 0.74 | 2:03AM 0.66 | 2:33PM 0.70 | 3:06AM 0.62 | 3:31PM 0.63 | 3:57AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Tauranga Bay (light winds from the W at WestportAeroAws 11 km from Tauranga Bay). 1.3m 11s groundswell from the W with a 0.9m 9s swell from the NW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
36 km away, 43 min ago
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