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Charleston surf Forecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Charleston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Charleston sea temperature is 15.7°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.8 °C max: 17.2 °C min: 13.8 °C)
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Charleston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Charleston sea temperature is 15.7°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.8 °C max: 17.2 °C min: 13.8 °C)
How big are the waves at Charleston today?
The current surf forecast for Charleston at 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Charleston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 1060 | 980 | 853 | 853 | 839 | 839 | 920 | 618 | 722 | 690 | 722 | 711 | 837 | 837 | 837 | 756 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 624 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 624 | 615 | 1899 | 1706 | 1592 | 1257 | 1047 | 930 | 822 | 767 | 640 | 683 | 673 | 805 | 905 | 878 | 2368 | 2610 | 1923 | 1634 | 1437 | 1214 | 1288 | 3582 | 1257 | 2093 | 4181 | 4559 | 6043 | 5968 | 5239 | 4419 | 3679 | 3278 | 2953 | 2528 | 2187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:27AM 2.43 | 8:52PM 2.44 | 9:05AM 2.55 | 9:27PM 2.55 | 9:40AM 2.64 | 10:01PM 2.65 | 10:14AM 2.71 | 10:33PM 2.72 | 10:48AM 2.75 | 11:06PM 2.75 | 11:22AM 2.75 | 11:40PM 2.74 | 11:58AM 2.71 | 12:16AM 2.70 | 12:35PM 2.64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:41PM 0.55 | 2:57AM 0.56 | 3:18PM 0.43 | 3:33AM 0.45 | 3:52PM 0.34 | 4:07AM 0.37 | 4:25PM 0.29 | 4:41AM 0.32 | 4:58PM 0.27 | 5:15AM 0.30 | 5:32PM 0.30 | 5:50AM 0.33 | 6:08PM 0.36 | 6:27AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
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