Spooky's surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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Spooky's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Spooky's sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Spooky's today?

The current surf forecast for Spooky's at 7AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

Table - waves today at Spooky's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
3
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
NW
Period(s) (?)1414131313131312129999999991010101096
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)912754627531437361269202152215220225264359431486471365398484371349311156
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
NE
25
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffglassoffoffoffoffoffoffglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
2.57
1:13PM
2.48
1:30AM
2.45
1:52PM
2.33
2:10AM
2.31
2:36PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
0.37
7:07AM
0.41
7:23PM
0.52
7:45AM
0.55
8:02PM
0.67
8:28AM
0.70
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:15-------6:14
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------------134212-312
Temp. °C151414131518201916151515161916141414151515151616
Feels °C (?)131110101216191814111111131815131413111413121314
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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