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Smoothwater Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 02 Feb 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (02 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 Feb)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.4
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)1112121212141413131313131212121212121614141515141414131313131212121210109912121316151514141414131313132120191918171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3133243303597351484160616971520130911008351221134513843843781027256324122025244522072033160112991002837606476365328444843919614506474475164916773606311624412200177215341212950837606520578691125515811880243432625887
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
E
10
SE
15
SW
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
2.10
2:56PM
2.17
3:23AM
2.05
3:42PM
2.10
4:11AM
1.97
4:35PM
2.00
5:05AM
1.88
5:37PM
1.89
6:10AM
1.79
6:49PM
1.80
7:25AM
1.75
8:05PM
1.76
8:43AM
1.76
9:18PM
1.78
9:52AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
0.29
9:13PM
0.27
9:30AM
0.34
10:00PM
0.35
10:20AM
0.42
10:53PM
0.46
11:18AM
0.53
11:53PM
0.58
12:27PM
0.63
1:03AM
0.68
1:45PM
0.68
2:22AM
0.72
3:02PM
0.67
3:37AM
0.69
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Sunrise-6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset-----9:12-------9:10-------9:09-------9:07-------9:07-------9:06-------9:05------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141315151616151413131415171716151515161717161616151516161616161515141517181817161616161515161514141416161616151414151516
Feels °C (?)131214141414141211111212141415141414151717171717151516161616161514111313151516141415141414151413131315141414121010121316
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