Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 6PM is: 4.0m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 9.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Smoothwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1114 | 2065 | 7847 | 9518 | 10053 | 9820 | 9717 | 10564 | 10140 | 10923 | 11571 | 12784 | 13513 | 13853 | 12005 | 10652 | 8654 | 7217 | 6229 | 5437 | 4644 | 3879 | 3286 | 2749 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.69m | 4:22AM1.73m | 4:58PM1.67m | 5:21AM1.72m | 5:57PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM0.62m | 10:11PM0.64m | 10:45AM0.60m | 11:08PM0.63m | 11:43AM0.56m | 00:08AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 458 | 2065 | 7847 | 9518 | 10053 | 45 | 46 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7446 | 6525 | 8654 | 7217 | 6229 | 5437 | 4644 | 3879 | 3286 | 2749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 |
| kJ | 102 | 96 | 105 | 78 | 75 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1114 | 1258 | — | — | — | 9820 | 9717 | 10564 | 10140 | 10923 | 11571 | 12784 | 13513 | 13853 | 12005 | 10652 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 217 | 217 | 219 | 217 | 217 | 440 | 358 | 217 | 217 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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