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Smoothwater Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 Nov 2024 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Smoothwater Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Smoothwater Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Smoothwater Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 1935 | 1805 | 1715 | 811 | 741 | 766 | 789 | 758 | 2510 | 2148 | 2148 | 2216 | 2446 | 1041 | 1014 | 949 | 746 | 821 | 1285 | 1034 | 808 | 581 | 501 | 458 | 551 | 766 | 861 | 814 | 902 | 471 | 890 | 859 | 821 | 796 | 746 | 757 | 757 | 746 | 613 | 659 | 791 | 766 | 766 | 702 | 567 | 1112 | 1178 | 1072 | 1042 | 1548 | 985 | 756 | 734 | 1445 | 1872 | 736 | 1383 | 857 | 616 | 540 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:56AM 1.75 | 5:16PM 1.75 | 5:52AM 1.68 | 6:17PM 1.70 | 6:50AM 1.64 | 7:19PM 1.68 | 7:48AM 1.65 | 8:16PM 1.70 | 8:43AM 1.68 | 9:07PM 1.75 | 9:31AM 1.74 | 9:51PM 1.81 | 10:14AM 1.81 | 10:32PM 1.87 | 10:53AM 1.88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:03AM 0.69 | 11:39PM 0.68 | 12:02PM 0.75 | 12:39AM 0.72 | 1:03PM 0.77 | 1:37AM 0.73 | 2:03PM 0.76 | 2:31AM 0.71 | 2:56PM 0.72 | 3:20AM 0.67 | 3:43PM 0.68 | 4:03AM 0.63 | 4:24PM 0.63 | 4:43AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
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