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Charleston surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Dec 2024 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Charleston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Charleston sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Charleston today?
The current surf forecast for Charleston at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Charleston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 164 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 201 | 196 | 259 | 273 | 256 | 309 | 305 | 366 | 542 | 504 | 490 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 475 | 390 | 367 | 390 | 402 | 427 | 437 | 312 | 1316 | 1556 | 1281 | 1108 | 1064 | 1468 | 1170 | 693 | 505 | 446 | 343 | 637 | 973 | 1121 | 907 | 637 | 491 | 393 | 262 | 180 | 137 | 217 | 214 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 167 | 165 | 443 | 437 | 195 | 184 | 345 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:39PM 2.37 | 5:11AM 2.23 | 5:32PM 2.27 | 6:07AM 2.18 | 6:29PM 2.22 | 7:04AM 2.18 | 7:27PM 2.21 | 8:00AM 2.23 | 8:22PM 2.26 | 8:52AM 2.31 | 9:14PM 2.34 | 9:39AM 2.41 | 10:01PM 2.44 | 10:24AM 2.52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:27AM 0.70 | 11:00PM 0.68 | 11:20AM 0.79 | 11:52PM 0.75 | 12:16PM 0.85 | 12:47AM 0.79 | 1:14PM 0.86 | 1:43AM 0.78 | 2:10PM 0.82 | 2:36AM 0.74 | 3:02PM 0.74 | 3:25AM 0.67 | 3:51PM 0.64 | 4:11AM 0.59 | 4:36PM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:12 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
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