New Zealand Surf

Detailed New Zealand surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in New Zealand. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in New Zealand. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in New Zealand over the next 7 days. Surf photos from New Zealand and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Preloading...

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: New Zealand Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, New Zealand Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, New Zealand Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, New Zealand Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: New Zealand Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: New Zealand Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, New Zealand Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, New Zealand Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, New Zealand Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

New Zealand Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Sat		Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	8	9	10
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 E	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	11	12	12	15	14	14	15	15	16
Energy(?)	5375	5020	3746	1376	2004	1573	1697	1401	1086	1613	4079	3331	3466	3606	4435	8313	7213	8696
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		11:47PM	11:19AM		12:42AM		12:02PM	12:38AM		1:47PM	7:14PM	11:41PM	5:55PM		6:14AM 2:21AM		7:05PM	7:24AM
Low Tide / height (m)			5:19AM	5:34PM	6:32PM	6:49AM		6:20PM	7:48AM		1:42AM 10:50PM	8:49AM		12:10AM		12:45PM	1:19AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	-	1	-
High °C	16	16	17	16	16	13	15	12	17	19	14	18	11	9	9	9	10	12
Low °C	15	15	15	16	15	11	14	10	16	16	14	15	9	8	8	9	9	10
Chill °C (?)	15	15	17	16	15	13	15	10	16	19	13	18	9	6	5	6	7	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:33
Sunset	5:39	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:44	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 E	3.0 SW	0.3 ENE	0.7 ENE	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSE
Period (s)	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	11	12	12	15	8	12	15	14	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.7 NE	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.3 S	0.5 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	1.3 S	0.7 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	10	13	13	12	8	13	-	-	18	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	-	-	0.4 N	0.7 SSE	-	0.4 S	1.3 SSW	-	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	5	-	12	5	-	14	14	15	15	16

	Saturday 27	Sunday 28	Monday 29
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	12	14	12	13	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	5375	5046	5512	5020	3167	3336	3746	3352	1376	1172	1060	2004	1453	1524	1573	1647	1697	1599
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off
Tide State(?)	low-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)				11:08PM 2.24				11:19AM 2.11	12:06PM 2.62					3:06AM 1.84				3:45PM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)																9:27AM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	15	16	16	12	14	15	17	16	16	12	16	12	11	11	13	15	14
Chill °C (?)	15	14	15	15	11	14	14	17	16	16	11	15	11	10	10	13	15	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-
Sunset	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	12	14	12	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	24	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-