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Wavetraps Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
Wavetraps surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Wavetraps today?
The current surf forecast for Wavetraps at 7PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wavetraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1730 | 1449 | 1314 | 1286 | 1246 | 1434 | 1139 | 1008 | 939 | 1933 | 3786 | 3095 | 1916 | 1569 | 1807 | 2065 | 2431 | 2092 | 1584 | 1205 | 944 | 856 | 779 | 712 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:05PM 2.82 | 5:49AM 2.83 | 6:26PM 2.81 | 7:06AM 2.84 | 7:43PM 2.89 | 8:16AM 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:26PM 1.18 | 12:04PM 1.25 | 12:48AM 1.19 | 1:25PM 1.23 | 2:01AM 1.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - |
| Sunset | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Continuing clean conditions at Wavetraps (light winds from the W at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Wavetraps). 2.0m 15s groundswell from the W with a 0.8m 8s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
35 km away, 2 h 28 min ago
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