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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	Fri	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05
	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	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara 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	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.2 S	1.7 N	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.4 S	1.2 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.4 NE	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.4 NNE	0.9 NE	0.6 ENE	1.5 NNE	1.4 NNE
Period(s)	12	12	11	6	10	10	9	6	5	5	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	7	7	7	6	6
Energy	881	658	410	362	222	83	61	166	147	118	793	584	508	222	120	116	97	218	87	90	282	208
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:48AM 1.35	4:13PM 1.46		4:33AM 1.34	4:53PM 1.93		5:18AM 1.34	5:42PM 1.49		6:03AM 1.33		6:15PM 1.88	6:48AM 1.32		7:12PM 1.47	7:33AM 1.31		7:56PM 1.45	8:18AM 1.28		8:15PM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)	9:46PM 0.29	9:57AM 0.27		10:32PM 0.29	10:41AM 0.28		11:18PM 0.30	11:25AM 0.29		12:04AM 0.30		12:10PM 0.29	12:32AM 0.69		12:55PM 0.29	1:35AM 0.30		1:20PM 0.66	2:19AM 0.31		2:02PM 0.64	2:39AM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	17	18	14	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	14	15	14	14	17	16	16	18	17	15
Low °C	12	13	15	12	15	17	17	18	18	16	16	15	13	13	13	13	14	16	15	15	15	12
Chill °C (?)	14	17	18	13	18	18	18	18	18	16	17	17	14	15	14	14	17	16	16	18	17	14
Sunrise	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:00	-	-	4:59	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.2 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.1 NE	0.4 S	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.2 S	1.8 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.9 NE	0.6 ENE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE
Period (s)	12	12	11	10	10	7	9	8	8	14	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	7	7	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.5 NE	0.1 E	0.7 NE	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 E	0.2 S	0.5 ENE	0.5 S
Period (s)	10	4	10	6	10	10	14	14	9	-	13	12	11	10	13	9	9	8	5	12	7	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 NE	1.0 NNE	0.9 NE	1.7 N	1.2 NNE	2.4 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.2 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.4 NE	1.8 N	1.3 NNE	0.4 SW	0.3 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 NE	-	1.4 NNE	0.3 NW	0.7 N	1.5 NNE	1.4 NNE
Period (s)	3	4	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	6	3	4	4	2	-	7	2	6	6	6

	Fri	Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Monday 01
	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	Blue Duck Stream 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	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	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.6 N	1.7 N	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.9 NE	0.6 S	1.3 NNE	0.3 SSW	0.4 S	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.2 NNE	0.9 NNE
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	6	6	10	9	10	7	10	6	13	9	7	8	6	6
Energy	960	881	740	644	658	538	410	423	471	362	131	186	222	206	83	169	79	61	73	95	166	125
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	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	low
High Tide / height (m)				3:48AM 1.35				4:13PM 1.46				4:33AM 1.34				4:57PM 1.48				5:18AM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)		9:46PM 0.29				9:57AM 0.27				10:32PM 0.29				10:41AM 0.28				11:18PM 0.30				11:25AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	13	12	13	17	18	15	14	13	12	13	15	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	14	13	12	12	13	17	18	15	13	12	11	12	14	18	18	18	17	16	18	18	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 S	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	6	6	10	7	7	9	10	9	7	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.9 NE	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	10	10	10	4	4	10	10	6	6	6	10	9	10	10	10	13	14	14	9	9	14	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 NNE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.7 NE	1.0 NNE	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	1.9 NNE	1.6 N	1.7 N	1.8 N	2.1 N	1.2 NNE	1.7 NNE	2.4 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.5 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.3 NNE	1.2 NNE	0.9 NNE
Period (s)	10	3	3	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	6

	Friday 29	Saturday 30
	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	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream 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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Energy	1126	1109	960	930	907	881	766	752	740	740	728	644	650	660	658	586	549	538	503	468	410	403
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)										3:48AM 1.35
Low Tide / height (m)				9:46PM 0.29												9:57AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	15	16	17	16	18	18	17
Chill °C (?)	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	11	12	12	11	13	15	16	17	16	18	18	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	4	4	4	4	4	4	10	10	5	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-	0.7 NE	0.8 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.0 NNE	1.1 NNE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	1.1 NE	0.8 NE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE
Period (s)	-	10	10	10	3	3	3	3	3	3	-	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6