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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 11 am Friday 22 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 1PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Smoothwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2262 | 2410 | 2530 | 2245 | 1907 | 1874 | 1853 | 1490 | 1388 | 1374 | 1376 | 1475 | 1292 | 1418 | 1189 | 1189 | 1343 | 1378 | 1577 | 1616 | 1567 | 1383 | 1392 | 1421 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:38AM 1.96 | 10:57PM 2.05 | 11:20AM 2.00 | 11:36PM 2.08 | 11:57AM 2.02 | 12:12AM 2.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:48PM 0.41 | 5:09AM 0.34 | 5:28PM 0.34 | 5:48AM 0.30 | 6:05PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Continuing clean conditions at Smoothwater Bay (light winds from the WNW at Haast Automatic Weather Station 36 km from Smoothwater Bay). A 2.3m groundswell from the WSW
36 km away, 1 h 26 min ago
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