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Smoothwater Bay Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (17 surf breaks) /
Smoothwater Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Smoothwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1168 | 977 | 947 | 809 | 693 | 670 | 691 | 606 | 659 | 854 | 834 | 895 | 1103 | 1289 | 1507 | 1871 | 1891 | 1800 | 1728 | 1859 | 1798 | 2110 | 1788 | 2642 | 2874 | 3697 | 4117 | 3986 | 3521 | 3059 | 2585 | 2011 | 1576 | 1270 | 978 | 874 | 688 | 678 | 568 | 620 | 583 | 676 | 796 | 1002 | 1099 | 1035 | 1072 | 1487 | 1893 | 1794 | 1767 | 1714 | 1610 | 2046 | 1730 | 1546 | 1453 | 1238 | 1103 | 946 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:00AM 1.90 | 3:33PM 1.82 | 3:52AM 1.86 | 4:28PM 1.79 | 4:50AM 1.85 | 5:27PM 1.78 | 5:53AM 1.85 | 6:29PM 1.79 | 6:56AM 1.88 | 7:32PM 1.84 | 7:59AM 1.93 | 8:33PM 1.91 | 8:59AM 1.99 | 9:31PM 2.00 | 9:58AM 2.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:21AM 0.54 | 9:41PM 0.58 | 10:15AM 0.53 | 10:37PM 0.58 | 11:13AM 0.52 | 11:38PM 0.57 | 12:13PM 0.50 | 12:41AM 0.53 | 1:15PM 0.47 | 1:44AM 0.48 | 2:17PM 0.44 | 2:46AM 0.42 | 3:17PM 0.40 | 3:45AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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