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Smoothwater Bay surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Smoothwater Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Smoothwater Bay sea temperature is 14.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 14.5 °C max: 16.2 °C min: 13.3 °C)
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Smoothwater Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Smoothwater Bay sea temperature is 14.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 14.5 °C max: 16.2 °C min: 13.3 °C)
How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 3PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Smoothwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 6557 | 8885 | 9709 | 10962 | 10173 | 8200 | 6452 | 5186 | 4245 | 3456 | 2907 | 2412 | 2171 | 1865 | 1619 | 1442 | 1246 | 1030 | 980 | 859 | 776 | 635 | 710 | 746 | 784 | 749 | 854 | 893 | 1019 | 1019 | 1019 | 957 | 779 | 863 | 919 | 1294 | 1401 | 1649 | 2121 | 2268 | 2198 | 1992 | 4374 | 4046 | 3427 | 3033 | 2756 | 2244 | 1813 | 1493 | 1283 | 1216 | 1235 | 1179 | 1340 | 1254 | 1155 | 1140 | 1034 | 1062 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:34PM 1.98 | 12:50AM 1.96 | 1:11PM 1.92 | 1:28AM 1.90 | 1:54PM 1.85 | 2:13AM 1.83 | 2:46PM 1.77 | 3:07AM 1.75 | 3:51PM 1.69 | 4:15AM 1.70 | 5:04PM 1.66 | 5:31AM 1.70 | 6:15PM 1.69 | 6:42AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:23AM 0.43 | 6:44PM 0.45 | 6:58AM 0.47 | 7:22PM 0.50 | 7:39AM 0.52 | 8:05PM 0.56 | 8:28AM 0.58 | 8:57PM 0.62 | 9:29AM 0.63 | 10:01PM 0.67 | 10:43AM 0.64 | 11:14PM 0.67 | 11:58AM 0.58 | 12:28AM 0.60 | 1:06PM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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