Woodpecker Bay Surf Forecast

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Woodpecker Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 03 Jul 2025 NZST

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Woodpecker Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Woodpecker Bay sea temperature is 13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Woodpecker Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Woodpecker Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s
Evening (03 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s

Table - waves today at Woodpecker Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly 12 Days

West Coast South Island Surf

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	Thursday 03					Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	15	17	15	15	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	21	20	19	18	18	18
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	975	837	1135	731	711	641	602	619	496	463	443	476	611	940	1088	1310	1441	1528	1344	1111	893	707	577	332	333	274	222	297	315	284	263	289	272	250	383	326	287	267	263	214	217	224	224	222	219	269	219	215	219	219	170	151	112	145	147	253	332	337	454	520
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ENE	ESE	E	E	NE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	SSE	S	SE	ESE	ENE	NNE	SW	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	NE	NNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	NNE	E	NE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)				4:49PM 2.21				5:11AM 2.21				5:43PM 2.17					6:08AM 2.17				6:40PM 2.17				7:05AM 2.17				7:34PM 2.22				8:00AM 2.22				8:25PM 2.29				8:51AM 2.31					9:13PM 2.39				9:37AM 2.40				9:57PM 2.49				10:20AM 2.49
Low Tide / height (m)		10:36AM 0.67				10:59PM 0.77				11:28AM 0.75				11:55PM 0.82					12:23PM 0.79				12:52AM 0.82				1:18PM 0.79				1:48AM 0.78				2:11PM 0.75				2:39AM 0.70				3:00PM 0.67					3:26AM 0.60				3:46PM 0.59				4:10AM 0.49				4:28PM 0.49

	Thursday 03					Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10
Sunrise	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-

Rain (mm)	6	1	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	1	-	-	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	4	7	7	3	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	2	1	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	13	12	13	13	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	8	11	12	10	10	9	9	8	8	11	11	9	10	10	9	9	10	11	12	12
Feels °C (?)	7	8	10	11	11	11	11	10	12	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	10	9	10	10	9	9	7	5	9	10	8	7	6	6	5	5	9	8	6	7	7	7	6	8	9	9	10

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