Kaikoura and Marlborough Surf

Kaikoura and Marlborough Surf Forecast

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

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Kaikoura and Marlborough 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 Kaikoura and Marlborough Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Kaikoura and Marlborough coastline are also listed below.

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Kaikoura and Marlborough Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Fri
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	3	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	0	4	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 NE	2.0 NNE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 S	1.5 S	1.2 SSE	0.9 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	1.9 S	2.4 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.9 S
Period(s)	8	7	8	9	9	6	6	7	9	16	15	16	16	19	16	13	13	12	11	11	10	10
Energy	67	510	47	109	127	92	310	145	159	234	239	349	1824	4250	2992	1493	1218	723	394	407	289	212
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:40PM 1.43	9:02AM 1.27		9:01PM 1.78	9:35AM 1.70		10:06PM 1.40	10:30AM 1.27		10:50PM 1.39	11:17AM 1.31		11:37PM 1.41		12:06PM 1.37	12:27AM 1.43		12:58PM 1.45	1:20AM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)		2:02PM 0.64		3:02AM 0.31	3:06PM 0.31		3:24AM 0.61	5:12PM 0.49		4:26AM 0.29	4:35PM 0.30		5:09AM 0.27	5:22PM 0.28		5:53AM 0.23		6:14PM 0.24	6:41AM 0.19		7:08PM 0.20	7:46AM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	15	13	11	11	11	12	11	15	16	14	12	14	14	15	14	13	14	14	13	13
Low °C	16	15	13	13	11	9	9	10	11	12	14	10	9	13	12	13	12	12	12	13	12	10
Chill °C (?)	16	16	14	12	9	11	10	11	10	15	16	14	11	14	13	15	14	13	14	14	13	12
Sunrise	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	4:59	-	-	4:59	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	1.3 NNE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 S	1.3 S	1.2 SSE	0.9 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.8 SSW	1.9 S	2.4 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	8	6	8	9	9	6	6	7	9	16	15	16	16	19	16	13	13	12	11	11	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.5 S	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	1.1 S	0.4 S	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.5 NE	0.6 NNE
Period (s)	8	8	6	11	12	9	7	11	19	8	14	13	12	12	20	18	-	-	-	16	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 NNE	0.3 NW	0.4 SW	1.0 S	-	1.5 S	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.9 NNE	1.0 N
Period (s)	-	7	2	3	5	-	6	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	5

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	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.8 NNE	2.0 NNE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	1.1 S	1.5 S	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.9 S
Period(s)	8	6	7	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	9	9	9
Energy	67	98	510	55	43	47	79	94	109	172	127	149	123	92	58	101	310	162	145	286	217	159
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	8:18AM 1.28				8:40PM 1.43									9:01PM 1.78				11:16AM 1.41				10:06PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)			2:02PM 0.64					3:02AM 0.31				3:06PM 0.31				3:42AM 0.32				3:50PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	10	12	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	15	14	13	14	12	12	12	9	10	11	11	8	8	9	10	11	12	10	10
Sunrise	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.5 E	1.3 NNE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.9 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.3 ENE	1.3 S	1.3 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.3 S	1.1 S	0.9 S
Period (s)	8	8	6	6	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	9	6	6	7	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.3 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.1 SE	0.2 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.2 S
Period (s)	8	8	8	13	6	6	5	6	11	12	12	11	9	9	10	15	7	11	11	9	4	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.8 NNE	2.0 NNE	-	-	0.3 NW	-	-	0.4 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	-	-	-	1.1 S	1.5 S	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.6 NNE	-
Period (s)	-	6	7	-	-	2	-	-	3	4	5	5	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	3	4	-

	Friday 05	Saturday 06
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	2.0 NNE	2.0 NNE	0.6 ENE	1.7 NNE	0.8 ENE	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period(s)	6	8	8	8	6	6	6	7	7	8	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	49	67	67	67	98	98	98	511	510	64	350	55	332	312	43	44	46	47	59	60	79	79
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:18AM 1.28												8:40PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)									2:02PM 0.64													3:02AM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	16	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	14	16	16	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14
Sunrise	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	0.6 ENE	1.1 NE	0.8 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 NNE	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	6	8	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	8	13	8	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	-	-	-	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.8 NNE	2.0 NNE	2.0 NNE	-	1.7 NNE	-	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	-	-	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	-	-	6	6	6	7	7	-	7	-	7	7	-	-	2	2	2	-	-	-