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Woodpecker Bay Surf Forecast
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Woodpecker Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 09 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Woodpecker Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Woodpecker Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Woodpecker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 359 | 278 | 222 | 363 | 332 | 1432 | 2365 | 2015 | 1835 | 2170 | 2555 | 4591 | 5167 | 6103 | 5387 | 4768 | 5601 | 4990 | 4313 | 3471 | 2865 | 2288 | 1836 | 1445 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:32AM 2.96 | 11:50PM 3.09 | 12:13PM 2.97 | 12:33AM 3.04 | 12:56PM 2.91 | 1:19AM 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:39PM -0.05 | 6:04AM -0.12 | 6:22PM -0.04 | 6:47AM -0.04 | 7:07PM 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Continuing clean conditions at Woodpecker Bay (light winds from the NE at WestportAeroAws 36 km from Woodpecker Bay). 1.0m 11s groundswell from the WSW with a 0.2m 15s groundswell, also from the WSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
36 km away, 1 h 42 min ago
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