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Smoothwater Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 NZST
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 warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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

Hourly12 Days
West Coast South Island Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
N
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
2
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2
WSW
1.9
SW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)1211111111101010101010109813131391312121212121212121212781017171616161616151515141414141313131313131414131313121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)29512592236520352031184615631440140212731040748424446362299290232281458419419451554554536491421749418675103314481796392836043371311828442037195617141554140811269908207326805905905254654184656151172131414791531
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
5
S
0
ENE
0
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffglassglasscrossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
1.64
3:36AM
1.63
4:20PM
1.57
4:48AM
1.58
5:35PM
1.56
6:04AM
1.60
6:45PM
1.61
7:12AM
1.69
7:46PM
1.71
8:08AM
1.82
8:40PM
1.83
8:58AM
1.96
9:28PM
1.96
9:45AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.65
9:24PM
0.68
9:59AM
0.70
10:31PM
0.72
11:15AM
0.69
11:47PM
0.70
12:29PM
0.62
12:58AM
0.62
1:32PM
0.50
1:58AM
0.49
2:26PM
0.35
2:49AM
0.35
3:15PM
0.21
3:36AM
0.22
4:01PM
0.11
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset---6:05-------6:02-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-------5:57-------5:55-------5:53-
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Rain (mm)
1-26202419981--------1-------------------------1-111111-1379665
Temp. °C171917161717171717181817171616151518161515151414141516141413131213151614131212121214141413141414141314141413131316161717
Feels °C (?)1618161515131415171818161715151213171714151514141414151212111210101214129898811121110121112121011101099913141413
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