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

	Thu	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wed
	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	6	5	7	9	8	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	2.3 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	2.0 W	2.5 E	2.5 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	15	16	16	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	10	10
Energy(?)	4197	2178	7053	7239	6254	4839	5020	3746	1318	2004	1753	1599	1294	1115	1011	1275	1320	1201
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:40PM		1:24PM	1:36AM	11:21AM 10:32PM			5:12AM	2:47PM	3:48AM		3:39PM		3:53AM	4:40PM	2:20AM	10:04AM	1:57PM
Low Tide / height (m)		7:14AM		7:33PM	5:19AM	5:38PM	11:15PM	11:30AM		12:08AM	8:28AM		9:49PM	10:19AM 7:14AM		8:05PM	7:59AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	22	1	4	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	18	8	9	10	11	16	17	18	16	14	15	12	17	17	13	19	18
Low °C	6	18	7	7	10	11	16	15	17	15	12	14	10	17	15	11	16	16
Chill °C (?)	5	18	4	5	8	10	15	17	18	16	14	15	11	16	17	12	18	17
Sunrise	-	7:00	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:00	-
Sunset	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:36
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.2 ENE	0.3 E	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	2.0 W	0.1 N	2.5 ENE
Period (s)	14	15	7	11	15	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	-	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	-	0.1 N
Period (s)	12	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	0.8 WNW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 ESE	-	-	2.5 E	-
Period (s)	13	4	16	16	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	10	-

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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	5	6	6	6	5	5	7	9	10	9	8	9	8	7	6	7	7	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 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
Period(s) (?)	15	13	13	13	15	14	16	16	15	16	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	15
Energy(?)	2760	4197	4149	4549	2178	2680	7053	8759	9716	7239	6452	7330	6254	5553	4839	5046	5512	5020
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)			1:01AM 1.97			10:47AM 3.37		4:10PM 1.79			12:50AM 1.96				2:03PM 1.92			11:08PM 2.24
Low Tide / height (m)									7:33PM 0.42	10:27PM 0.43			7:51AM 0.36			5:36PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	3	4	2	2	-	1	2	2	-	1	-	3	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	7	6	6	18	18	8	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	11	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	14	4	2	2	18	18	4	3	4	3	6	6	8	8	10	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 W	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.8 SW	0.3 E	4.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	15	14	11	11	15	14	7	11	15	11	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 NNW	0.4 SSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	-	-	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	1.5 SSW	-	0.1 N	0.6 S	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	12	14	13	-	-	11	11	9	-	11	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	0.8 WNW	-	3.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 WSW	4.0 SW	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	13	13	13	4	-	16	16	15	16	-	15	14	14	14	-	-	-