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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	Mon	Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River 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	Blue Duck Stream 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	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	1	8	0	6	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 S	5.0 S	6.0 S	4.0 S	2.5 S	2.3 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 SSE
Period(s)	16	14	14	14	13	11	10	13	12	11	10	10	5	18	16	15	13	12	16	15	6	7
Energy	886	10836	16907	5806	2469	1812	712	965	1053	457	236	147	106	208	161	118	76	88	80	44	234	187
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	off	cross- on	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:22AM 1.49	11:23AM 1.28		11:43PM 1.37		12:06PM 1.37	12:27AM 1.43		12:58PM 1.45	1:20AM 1.46		1:52PM 1.55	2:16AM 1.50		2:47PM 1.64		3:12AM 1.53	3:44PM 1.72		4:09AM 1.56	4:54PM 1.67	6:15PM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)		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		12:36AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	7	-	-
High °C	10	12	12	11	14	14	11	12	12	11	12	13	10	13	15	13	16	17	15	10	9	10
Low °C	7	11	11	10	11	12	9	10	11	10	10	11	9	10	13	11	11	15	11	9	9	9
Chill °C (?)	8	9	9	10	14	14	11	11	11	11	10	12	10	12	14	12	16	17	15	8	8	10
Sunrise	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.1 S	1.5 S	4.0 S	2.5 S	2.3 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.8 SSE	1.3 SSE	1.0 SSE	0.7 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 NE	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	16	23	21	14	13	11	10	10	12	11	10	10	9	5	12	5	13	12	9	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	1.5 SE	1.0 S	1.2 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.4 NE	0.2 SSW	0.2 ESE	0.4 SE	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 S	0.4 NE	0.2 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.1 N	0.1 N	-
Period (s)	7	-	-	-	-	11	10	13	16	4	16	12	10	18	16	10	6	9	16	5	5	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 S	5.0 S	6.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.8 NNE	0.4 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSE	0.3 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 NNE	-	0.3 NE	-	1.5 S	1.7 S	1.5 SSE
Period (s)	6	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	3	4	5	2	3	5	-	4	-	6	6	7

	Mon	Tuesday 09	Wednesday 10	Thursday 11
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	1	3	8	8	6	0	8	8	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.0 S	1.9 SSE	5.0 S	5.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	5.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.3 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.8 SSE
Period(s)	16	16	14	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	11	10	10	10	10	10	13	12
Energy	973	886	2034	9777	10836	14507	16907	14207	7872	5806	5087	3200	2469	1932	1812	1080	851	712	743	898	965	1120
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			12:22AM 1.49			11:29AM 1.24				11:43PM 1.37					12:06PM 1.37				12:27AM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)				5:23AM 0.24				5:36PM 0.25				5:53AM 0.23					6:14PM 0.24				6:41AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	9	9	9	11	13	12	10	10	10	10	11	11	14	14	12	11	11	10	9	10	12
Chill °C (?)	8	7	8	6	8	10	9	7	8	8	9	10	10	14	14	12	11	11	10	8	9	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 S	1.0 S	2.0 S	1.7 S	1.1 S	0.7 S	1.5 S	1.8 S	4.5 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.3 SSE	1.7 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.6 SSE	1.5 SSE	1.8 SSE
Period (s)	16	16	8	20	23	21	21	21	14	14	14	13	13	13	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSE	0.4 NW	1.9 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 SE	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	1.0 SSE	1.2 SSE	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	14	7	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	12	12	10	10	14	13	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 S	2.1 S	3.5 S	5.0 S	5.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	5.5 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	14	12	14	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 08	Tuesday 09
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	1	3	8	8	6	0	8	8	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.7 S	1.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	4.5 S	5.0 S	5.0 S	5.0 S	5.0 S	5.0 S	5.5 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S
Period(s)	15	16	16	16	15	16	15	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	598	518	973	973	1746	886	2336	2413	2034	2034	7517	9777	10268	11080	10836	12116	12997	14507	15125	16201	16907	15959
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					10:50PM 1.39													11:29AM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)												5:23AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	12	13	12	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	7	7	8	6	7	7	5	8	8	8	6	6	6	6	8	7	9	10	9	9	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	1.0 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.7 S	1.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.0 S	4.5 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.0 S	1.3 S	1.5 S	1.6 S
Period (s)	9	16	16	16	15	16	15	8	8	8	13	20	20	20	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	21
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE	0.2 ESE	0.4 NW	0.2 ESE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	1.9 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	7	13	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	2.0 S	2.1 S	2.2 S	2.1 S	3.5 S	4.0 S	-	5.0 S	5.0 S	5.0 S	5.0 S	5.0 S	5.5 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S	6.0 S
Period (s)	15	6	6	6	7	6	7	6	14	13	-	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14