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

	Fri	Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thu
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	7	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 E	3.0 ENE	3.0 WSW	2.5 E	3.0 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	10	12	13	11	14	14	14
Energy(?)	6723	6101	5375	5020	3746	1376	2004	1573	1599	1401	1102	1468	2216	3028	1688	3618	5107	5291
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	1:36AM	4:28AM	1:11PM	2:15AM		2:47PM	12:29AM		12:02PM	12:38AM		1:44PM	1:35AM		2:57PM		3:37AM	4:17PM 11:21AM
Low Tide / height (m)		10:41AM		8:12PM	8:33AM		6:18PM	6:49AM		6:20PM	7:58AM	5:22AM	7:14PM	7:59AM		9:19PM	10:01AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	8	12	16	16	17	17	15	14	16	12	17	19	14	11	18	8	9	10
Low °C	7	10	15	16	16	16	14	12	14	10	16	17	11	9	15	7	8	10
Chill °C (?)	4	11	15	15	17	17	14	14	16	11	16	19	13	11	18	6	7	7
Sunrise	-	7:43	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:48	-
Sunset	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:35
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 E	1.7 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.9 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 E	3.0 ENE	3.0 WSW	2.5 E	3.0 WSW	1.9 SW	0.7 NE
Period (s)	11	15	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	10	12	13	11	14	14	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.7 NE	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.3 W	0.1 N	-	-
Period (s)	11	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	9	13	13	13	5	12	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SSE	-	-	-	1.5 S	-	4.0 SW	4.0 SW
Period (s)	16	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	6	-	14	14

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	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	10	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	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	2.4 SW	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	16	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	9525	6723	6452	6716	6101	5338	5375	5199	5512	5020	3167	3336	3746	3181	1376	1172	2293	2004
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			12:50AM 1.96							11:08PM 2.24				11:19AM 2.11	12:06PM 2.62
Low Tide / height (m)	7:33PM 0.42	10:27PM 0.43			7:51AM 0.36			5:36PM 0.33									6:19PM 0.79
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	7	8	7	10	12	16	15	16	16	11	14	16	17	17	16	15	15
Chill °C (?)	4	3	6	4	8	11	15	14	15	16	10	14	16	17	17	16	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	0.3 E	4.0 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	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	2.4 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	15	11	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	0.2 E	0.1 N	0.6 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W
Period (s)	8	11	11	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 WSW	4.0 SW	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 ESE	-
Period (s)	15	16	-	15	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-