Kaikoura and Marlborough Surf

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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	Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tue
	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	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	0	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	1.6 SSE	2.2 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	1.5 S	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	1.7 NE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	3.5 ENE	2.2 ENE
Period(s)	12	11	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	7	7	9	10	11
Energy	509	447	597	1567	2106	1427	1511	1369	3268	1855	1395	1027	704	487	298	276	248	416	251	499	3616	1025
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:07PM 1.44	1:27AM 1.45		1:57PM 1.44	2:16AM 1.40		4:15PM 1.58		3:02AM 1.37	3:29PM 1.45		3:48AM 1.35	4:13PM 1.46		4:33AM 1.34	4:57PM 1.48		5:12AM 1.81	5:42PM 1.49		6:00AM 1.36
Low Tide / height (m)			7:16PM 0.21	9:10AM 0.43		8:08PM 0.25	8:29AM 0.22		8:58PM 0.27	9:13AM 0.25		10:01PM 0.28	9:57AM 0.27		10:32PM 0.29	10:41AM 0.28		11:18PM 0.30	11:18AM 0.68		11:51PM 0.69
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	12	10	12	15	15	14	14	12	14	13	11	13	14	12	16	18	15	17	17	16	18
Low °C	12	11	10	10	14	13	13	11	11	11	11	10	11	12	10	12	15	14	15	16	15	15
Chill °C (?)	13	10	10	11	15	15	14	14	12	14	12	11	13	14	12	16	18	14	17	16	16	18
Sunrise	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:46
Sunset	-	5:04	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.6 SSE	2.2 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	1.5 S	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	0.9 S	0.8 S	1.1 ENE	0.3 S	0.2 SSE	2.5 ENE	2.2 ENE
Period (s)	12	11	11	15	14	14	14	14	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	7	9	9	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	0.8 S	0.9 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.5 ENE	0.7 NE	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	10	14	15	18	11	12	12	18	11	10	10	10	10	9	4	5	13	9	14	12	14	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.7 S	-	-	0.5 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.2 NE	1.7 NE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	3.5 ENE	3.5 NE
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	3	4	5	6	7	7	9	10	11

	Tuesday 26					Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri
	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	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro 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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	2	0	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	1.3 S	2.2 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	2.2 S	1.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S
Period(s)	12	12	11	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16
Energy	509	431	447	306	266	597	1004	2121	1567	1645	2106	1916	1613	1427	1369	1341	1511	1946	1369	3385	4253	3268
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			1:07PM 1.44				1:27AM 1.45				1:57PM 1.44				2:16AM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)	7:06AM 0.14				7:16PM 0.21					9:10AM 0.43			8:08PM 0.25				8:29AM 0.22				8:58PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	13	12	11	10	10	10	9	10	12	15	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	11	12	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	11	15	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	11	12	12
Sunrise	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSE	1.1 S	1.3 S	2.2 S	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	2.2 S	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	2.2 S	1.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S
Period (s)	12	12	11	12	6	11	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	1.0 S	0.4 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.9 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	10	10	14	11	12	15	10	11	18	18	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	18	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 26	Wednesday 27
	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	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River 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	3	2	0	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.5 ENE	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 S
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	15
Energy	515	509	509	443	432	431	367	452	447	442	101	306	306	266	266	266	597	597	598	1003	1004	1369
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)								1:07PM 1.44												1:27AM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)	6:54AM 0.15	7:06AM 0.14												7:22PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	13	11	11	14	13	12	11	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.6 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	6	6	6	11	11	11	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 S	0.8 S	0.8 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 S
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	10	11	11	12	12	12	15	15	15	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-