West Coast South Island Surf

Detailed West Coast South Island 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 West Coast South Island. 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 West Coast South Island. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in West Coast South Island over the next 7 days. Surf photos from West Coast South Island and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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West Coast South Island Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the West Coast South Island Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the West Coast South Island coastline are also listed below.

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West Coast South Island Wavefinder

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	Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.2 W	1.8 SW	2.4 WSW	1.7 W	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	11	14	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	11	13	10	10	14	14	14
Energy(?)	663	680	331	907	504	408	1992	1854	1174	5497	4168	1069	1110	1221	573	1526	1267	1034
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:36AM		2:46PM		3:07AM	2:48PM		4:15AM	5:04PM 2:13AM		5:31AM	5:28PM		5:56AM		7:11PM	7:01AM
Low Tide / height (m)		8:28AM	8:05PM	8:57PM	9:29AM		9:16PM	10:43AM		11:14PM	11:58AM		11:37PM	7:53AM	12:17PM	1:23AM		2:05PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	20	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
High °C	12	13	15	13	15	15	11	10	9	8	11	10	10	13	13	12	12	12
Low °C	12	12	14	11	14	14	10	9	8	6	10	9	8	11	13	12	10	11
Chill °C (?)	12	13	15	12	15	15	9	9	7	6	10	10	7	13	12	11	12	11
Sunrise	-	7:35	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:41	-
Sunset	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:42
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.2 W	1.8 SW	2.4 WSW	1.7 W	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	11	12	11	14	14	13	13	12	12	14	13	11	13	10	10	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	1.1 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.9 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	10	11	10	10	14	4	13	13	13	12	-	14	18	16	14	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 29	Tuesday 30	Wednesday 01
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 W	0.9 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	505	663	686	722	680	285	331	893	934	907	833	527	504	415	408	564	312	1992
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			2:13AM 1.83				2:03PM 2.46									3:41PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	7:27PM 0.53				8:28AM 0.58				8:57PM 0.62				8:49AM 0.62					10:01PM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	6
Temp. °C	13	12	12	12	12	16	15	13	13	12	11	13	14	15	15	12	13	11
Chill °C (?)	13	12	11	11	11	16	15	12	12	11	10	12	14	15	15	10	13	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.5 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 W	0.9 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	8	10	10	10	11	16	10	11	11	10	10	15	14	4	4	14	4	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-