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Wavetraps surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 10 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Wavetraps today?
The current surf forecast for Wavetraps at 7PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wavetraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1482 | 1298 | 2444 | 2237 | 2011 | 2011 | 2036 | 1985 | 1685 | 1480 | 1411 | 1392 | 1411 | 1546 | 1830 | 2311 | 2723 | 2863 | 2863 | 2902 | 2716 | 2650 | 2650 | 2412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35PM 3.39 | 2:02AM 3.36 | 2:26PM 3.26 | 3:00AM 3.17 | 3:24PM 3.09 | 4:07AM 2.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:25AM 0.44 | 7:46PM 0.50 | 8:14AM 0.64 | 8:40PM 0.70 | 9:10AM 0.88 | 9:44PM 0.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:53 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Cobden Beach - The Channel (light winds from the NNE at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Beach - The Channel). 2.6m 11s groundswell from the WNW with a 1.4m 15s groundswell from the W. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
35 km away, 1 h 2 min ago
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