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Smoothwater Bay surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 14.1°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 15.8 °C max: 17.5 °C min: 13.4 °C)
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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 14.1°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 15.8 °C max: 17.5 °C min: 13.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Smoothwater Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Smoothwater Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)--
Afternoon (19 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2
WNW
1.6
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111515141414141616161512111014141313131399912131212121414131313131313131414131313131312121315151616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2021992641891791231231742173953683323376597331003892155714877631010216720562149268231151177878651616689126111148111396144715101575148713211301124511271064928142217301965176017873135329949679350116431254911185991688727211
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
15
E
10
ENE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
S
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
30
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
1.62
9:14AM
1.68
9:42PM
1.68
10:08AM
1.76
10:29PM
1.76
10:50AM
1.85
11:08PM
1.84
11:25AM
1.92
11:42PM
1.90
11:57AM
1.97
12:14AM
1.95
12:27PM
2.00
12:44AM
1.97
12:57PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
0.78
2:59AM
0.81
3:30PM
0.74
3:57AM
0.73
4:20PM
0.66
4:42AM
0.64
5:00PM
0.58
5:19AM
0.55
5:35PM
0.50
5:52AM
0.47
6:07PM
0.43
6:22AM
0.42
6:37PM
0.39
6:51AM
0.39
7:07PM
0.37
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
Sunrise------7:48-------7:48-------7:50-------7:50-------7:52-------7:54-------7:54-----
Sunset-7:59-------7:57-------7:54-------7:52-------7:52-------7:50-------7:47-------7:45--
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Rain (mm)
-------------------422--------------------3147411112465631---
Temp. °C131413141313141414141514131314141515141313121315151514131212131514141211111112131312121312141414151515151515131213121110
Feels °C (?)11131111101011111212131211111210111111911101314131413111010111111141110109111110871211131513141414121112111011888

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