West Coast South Island Surf

• Surf
• Wind
• Sea temp.
• Live wind
• Wave buoys
• Webcams
• Air temp.
• Live

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tuesday 16 Apr 3pmTuesday 16 Apr 6pmTuesday 16 Apr 9pmWednesday 17 Apr 12amWednesday 17 Apr 3amWednesday 17 Apr 6amWednesday 17 Apr 9amWednesday 17 Apr 12pmWednesday 17 Apr 3pmWednesday 17 Apr 6pmWednesday 17 Apr 9pmThursday 18 Apr 12amThursday 18 Apr 3amThursday 18 Apr 6amThursday 18 Apr 9amThursday 18 Apr 12pmThursday 18 Apr 3pmThursday 18 Apr 6pmThursday 18 Apr 9pmFriday 19 Apr 12amFriday 19 Apr 3amFriday 19 Apr 6amFriday 19 Apr 9amFriday 19 Apr 12pmFriday 19 Apr 3pmFriday 19 Apr 6pmFriday 19 Apr 9pmSaturday 20 Apr 12amSaturday 20 Apr 3amSaturday 20 Apr 6amSaturday 20 Apr 9amSaturday 20 Apr 12pmSaturday 20 Apr 3pmSaturday 20 Apr 6pmSaturday 20 Apr 9pmSunday 21 Apr 12amSunday 21 Apr 3amSunday 21 Apr 6amSunday 21 Apr 9amSunday 21 Apr 12pmSunday 21 Apr 3pmSunday 21 Apr 6pmSunday 21 Apr 9pmMonday 22 Apr 12amMonday 22 Apr 3amMonday 22 Apr 6amMonday 22 Apr 9amMonday 22 Apr 12pmMonday 22 Apr 3pmMonday 22 Apr 6pmMonday 22 Apr 9pmTuesday 23 Apr 12amTuesday 23 Apr 3amTuesday 23 Apr 6amTuesday 23 Apr 9amTuesday 23 Apr 12pmTuesday 23 Apr 3pmTuesday 23 Apr 6pmTuesday 23 Apr 9pmWednesday 24 Apr 12amWednesday 24 Apr 3amWednesday 24 Apr 6amWednesday 24 Apr 9amWednesday 24 Apr 12pmWednesday 24 Apr 3pmWednesday 24 Apr 6pmWednesday 24 Apr 9pmThursday 25 Apr 12amThursday 25 Apr 3amThursday 25 Apr 6amThursday 25 Apr 9amThursday 25 Apr 12pmThursday 25 Apr 3pmThursday 25 Apr 6pmThursday 25 Apr 9pmFriday 26 Apr 12amFriday 26 Apr 3amFriday 26 Apr 6amFriday 26 Apr 9amFriday 26 Apr 12pmFriday 26 Apr 3pmFriday 26 Apr 6pmFriday 26 Apr 9pmSaturday 27 Apr 12amSaturday 27 Apr 3amSaturday 27 Apr 6amSaturday 27 Apr 9amSaturday 27 Apr 12pmSaturday 27 Apr 3pmSaturday 27 Apr 6pmSaturday 27 Apr 9pmSunday 28 Apr 12amSunday 28 Apr 3amSunday 28 Apr 6amSunday 28 Apr 9amSunday 28 Apr 12pmSunday 28 Apr 3pmSunday 28 Apr 6pmSunday 28 Apr 9pmMonday 29 Apr 12am

×

Please pick from the following adjacent weather maps:

Nelson Tasman Bay

Nelson West Coast

×

Please pick from the following adjacent weather maps:

Canterbury

+-

Preloading... Loading...

 

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Base map
	Colour Base Map
	Wave Height
	Wave Energy
	Swell 1 Energy
	Swell 2 Energy
	Windwave Energy
	Precipitation
	Wind
	Temperature
	Cloud Cover

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None

Symbols
	Surf Breaks
	Tide Forecasts
	Cities
	Ski Resorts
	Live Wave Buoys
	Live Webcams
	Wind Now
	Temperature Now
	Weather Now
	Swell at breaks
	Rating at breaks
	None

[Basic mode]

• °C
• °F

Display specific location*
Select to locate on the map

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.

West Coast South Island Photos

West Coast South Island Wavefinder

	Tue		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	16	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	12
Energy(?)	3695	5888	3851	4299	1846	1340	1427	569	577	1862	1241	666	531	680	1258	1500	1412	1532
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		6:29AM		7:04PM	7:36AM		7:31PM	7:52AM		8:52PM	9:12AM		8:50PM	9:14AM		9:28PM	10:23AM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:11AM		12:51PM	1:21AM		1:52PM	1:35AM		2:42PM		3:04AM	3:24PM	2:55AM	3:05AM	3:20PM		4:17AM	4:33PM
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	12	1	-	-
High °C	13	13	14	11	14	15	12	13	14	12	11	13	13	10	14	14	14	14
Low °C	11	11	13	10	13	13	11	12	14	9	10	13	11	10	12	12	11	13
Chill °C (?)	13	11	12	9	12	14	12	12	14	12	10	13	12	10	12	12	13	13
Sunrise	-	7:22	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:28	-
Sunset	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:53	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.9 SW
Period (s)	15	16	15	16	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	8	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	1.5 W	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.4 NNE	0.1 NW	0.2 NNE	0.4 SW	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	7	-	-	-	13	18	17	16	16	14	12	13	7	8	22	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.2 WSW
Period (s)	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	12	13	12	12

	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating	6	6	6	6	7	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13
Energy(?)	3030	3695	3651	3700	5888	6196	3851	1165	4761	4299	3581	3030	1846	1021	1340	1171	1599	1427
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					6:29AM 1.61				7:04PM 1.60				6:48AM 2.24				8:03PM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)			12:11AM 0.83				12:09PM 0.84				1:21AM 0.80				1:12PM 1.01
WeatherAdvanced Surf Forecast
Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	12	12	11	11	13	14	13	11	11	10	10	13	13	15	13	12	12
Chill °C (?)	13	11	10	9	9	11	12	12	9	10	9	9	12	13	14	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NE	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	19	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.3 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	7	16	16	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

West Coast South Island Surf Breaks