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

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	Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Mon
	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream 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	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
Rating	3	2	4	8	0	7	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	3.5 S	5.0 S	6.0 S	4.0 S	2.5 S	2.3 SSE	1.2 S	1.3 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 S	0.5 SSE	0.6 S	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period(s)	17	16	14	15	15	14	13	11	10	13	12	11	10	10	9	13	12	10	10	9	12	15
Energy	502	345	4986	12597	18487	6871	2469	1274	611	953	1103	448	283	135	97	101	129	116	70	79	57	87
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	10:30AM 1.27		10:50PM 1.39	11:23AM 1.28		11:49PM 1.33		12:06PM 1.37	12:27AM 1.43		12:58PM 1.45	1:20AM 1.46		1:52PM 1.55	2:16AM 1.50		4:19PM 1.77		3:12AM 1.53	3:44PM 1.72		4:09AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)		4:35PM 0.30		5:16AM 0.26			5:53AM 0.23		6:14PM 0.24	6:41AM 0.19		7:08PM 0.20	7:32AM 0.14		8:06PM 0.15	8:26AM 0.09		9:04PM 0.10	9:22AM 0.04		10:04PM 0.06	10:19AM 0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	17	9	12	13	12	14	14	11	12	12	11	12	12	10	11	11	11	15	16	13	14
Low °C	13	10	8	11	11	10	13	11	10	10	11	10	11	10	9	10	10	11	12	14	13	12
Chill °C (?)	16	17	6	9	10	11	14	14	11	11	11	11	10	10	8	10	11	10	15	16	13	14
Sunrise	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52
Sunset	-	4:59	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	-	1.4 S	1.8 S	4.0 S	2.5 S	2.3 SSE	1.3 SE	1.3 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSE	0.4 S	0.5 SSE	0.6 S	0.5 SSE	0.6 NNE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	17	16	-	22	21	14	13	11	9	13	12	11	10	10	9	13	12	10	10	7	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2 S	1.2 SE	0.3 SSW	0.4 NE	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 ESE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.3 ESE	0.4 NE	0.5 SSE	0.4 NE	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	7	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	9	16	4	16	16	11	9	9	8	5	9	5	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 W	-	3.5 S	5.0 S	6.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NNE	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	-	-	-	0.3 NE
Period (s)	3	-	14	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	2	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	5

	Monday 08	Tuesday 09	Wednesday 10	Thu
	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	8	0	0	0	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.3 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	-	5.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	5.0 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.3 SSE	1.6 S	1.5 SSE	1.2 S
Period(s)	17	16	16	15	6	14	13	-	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	12	10	10
Energy	502	374	345	596	428	4986	4092	0	12597	16543	18487	15050	7985	6871	5087	3248	2469	1902	1274	1043	816	611
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		10:30AM 1.27				10:50PM 1.39	12:22AM 1.49			12:00PM 1.22				11:49PM 1.33					12:06PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)				4:35PM 0.30				4:59AM 0.57								5:53AM 0.23					6:14PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	16	17	10	9	8	8	9	11	13	13	11	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	12	16	17	7	6	4	7	6	8	10	10	8	8	9	10	11	12	14	14	11	11	11
Sunrise	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	3.0 S	-	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.8 S	2.1 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.3 SSE	1.6 S	1.5 SSE	1.3 SE
Period (s)	17	16	16	14	14	-	13	-	22	22	21	21	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	12	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NE	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	-	0.8 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 SE	1.2 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	7	9	9	9	9	-	22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 W	-	-	1.1 SSW	2.3 S	3.5 S	4.5 S	5.5 S	5.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	5.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	-	15	6	14	13	13	15	15	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 08	Tuesday 09
	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	Mangamaunu 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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	8	0	0	0	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.9 S	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.3 S	2.3 S	1.2 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	4.5 S	3.0 S	4.5 S
Period(s)	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	6	6	16	14	14	7	12	13	12
Energy	254	282	502	289	374	374	365	353	345	345	1103	596	594	432	428	1091	4995	4986	677	12817	4092	7862
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					10:30AM 1.27												10:50PM 1.39		12:22AM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)											4:49PM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	13	13	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	14	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	8	8
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	14	7	7	6	6	5	4	4	8	5	7	6
Sunrise	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.9 S	0.5 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	1.2 S	0.1 SE	-	0.4 NW	4.5 S	3.0 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	9	14	17	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	14	-	7	12	13	22
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.3 NE	0.5 S	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.2 SSE	0.1 E	-	0.1 SE	1.6 S	0.8 SSE	-
Period (s)	16	17	7	17	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	14	9	-	14	21	22	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.3 S	2.3 S	1.9 S	3.5 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	3.5 S	4.5 S	4.5 S
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	15	15	6	6	7	14	14	7	14	13	12