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.

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New Zealand Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Mon		Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sun
	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	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	7	6	7	9	9	10	9	7	8	10
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	3.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.4 E	3.5 WSW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.5 SW	6.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	4.5 SW	5.5 SSW	4.0 S
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	16	15	16	12	13	17
Energy(?)	1597	1697	1230	1086	1358	3527	1547	1557	5497	6650	8907	12570	18530	8006	7420	6094	9908	9536
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		3:45PM		3:59AM	4:46PM		12:47PM	2:46PM		3:17AM	4:17PM	12:45AM		1:13PM	1:43AM		3:36PM	2:47AM
Low Tide / height (m)	9:27AM		9:56PM	10:25AM 9:27AM		10:59PM	8:49AM		8:56PM	9:41AM		6:28PM	7:08AM		7:25PM	8:06AM		8:27PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	15	12	17	17	14	18	19	9	10	11	9	11	10	13	10	9	8
Low °C	11	14	10	16	16	12	14	16	7	9	10	9	10	10	11	10	8	6
Chill °C (?)	13	15	10	17	16	12	18	19	7	7	8	5	8	7	13	6	5	5
Sunrise	7:43	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:31	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	3.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.4 E	0.1 N	2.1 SSW	2.5 SW	0.9 ENE	4.0 S	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	0.5 E	0.4 E	4.0 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	14	15	12	17	15	16	11	11	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.1 N	0.4 S	0.2 N	0.4 S	0.1 N	-	-	-	0.8 E	0.8 ENE	0.6 E	0.3 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	9	13	12	12	10	19	-	-	-	12	12	10	11	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 N	0.4 SSE	-	-	0.6 WSW	-	3.5 WSW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	5.5 SW	6.0 SSW	-	-	4.5 SW	5.5 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	5	-	-	4	-	14	14	14	14	16	-	-	12	13	-

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	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	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 E	2.3 ENE	2.2 E
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	10	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1597	1647	1697	1471	1326	1230	1006	1067	1086	1233	1358	1308	2781	3527	3459	3365	1547	1324
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high
High Tide / height (m)				3:45PM 1.83			1:15AM 3.11				1:50PM 2.90			10:59PM 1.51				11:20AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)		9:27AM 0.47				9:56PM 0.64			7:23AM 0.80			4:46PM 0.23				5:21AM 0.27	6:34AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	13	15	14	11	10	15	15	16	17	17	14	13	13	13	12	14	17
Chill °C (?)	10	13	15	14	10	8	14	14	15	17	16	13	12	11	11	10	13	17
Sunrise	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-
Sunset	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 E	2.3 ENE	2.2 E
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	10	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.1 N	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 N	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	9	9	9	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SSE	0.3 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.5 SSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	12	3	4	-