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Smithfield surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 18 Apr 2025 NZST
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Smithfield surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Smithfield sea temperature is
15.1° C
 (Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Smithfield today?

The current surf forecast for Smithfield at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Hourly12 Days
Canterbury Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
1.8
S
1.7
S
0.8
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)7888899101010101099999999999999956666666666777778888888887877771111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13961859213014015717118318618318614514213713410410310678876242424127272742465562575959595233522782876619218812999909090757174574850373736262120
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		onglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
2.09
7:29PM
1.94
7:31AM
2.01
8:30PM
2.01
8:35AM
1.97
9:22PM
2.08
9:32AM
1.99
10:07PM
2.13
10:25AM
2.06
10:52PM
2.17
11:17AM
2.14
11:38PM
2.19
12:08PM
2.21
12:29AM
2.23
12:59PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.87
1:30AM
0.99
2:12PM
0.92
2:25AM
1.05
2:59PM
0.90
3:30AM
1.02
3:47PM
0.83
4:27AM
0.91
4:36PM
0.72
5:14AM
0.75
5:24PM
0.60
5:56AM
0.58
6:14PM
0.48
6:39AM
0.45
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset--5:55-------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-
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Rain (mm)
1-----------2------12111---3421----11-----------------------
Temp. °C13141414131312121316171515161615151515141313121211121211111111111212121211111110101111111099881112121110988121514
Feels °C (?)1415141413131111121516151616171414141412101010991111101110109101010108887799108766688108766691210
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