Nelson West Coast Surf

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

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

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	Wed	Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17
	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 Nelson West Coast	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Paturau River Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast
Rating	0	0	0	3	0	4	3	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 ESE	0.8 W	0.3 E	2.5 WSW	1.0 W	1.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.7 W	1.1 WSW	0.5 W	0.8 N	1.6 N	1.7 NNW	3.0 NW	-	-	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W
Period(s) (?)	3	15	4	13	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	12	5	6	7	9	-	-	15	14	14
Energy(?)	6	503	6	2368	499	870	1080	899	701	494	145	306	122	90	296	394	1424	0	0	3392	2899	3854
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	3:25AM 2.78		4:06PM 2.74			4:48PM 2.75		5:25AM 2.55	5:47PM 2.63		5:29AM 3.51	6:47PM 2.58		7:25AM 2.56		7:43PM 2.58	8:30AM 2.52		8:47PM 2.53	9:15AM 2.60		9:20PM 2.70
Low Tide / height (m)		9:51AM 0.55		10:02PM 0.46	9:35AM 1.08		11:11PM 0.70	11:33AM 0.84		11:30PM 1.19	11:48AM 1.26		12:50AM 0.65		1:33PM 0.89	1:59AM 0.74		2:38PM 0.77	2:59AM 0.65		3:25PM 0.70	3:31AM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	2	23	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	16	21	13	15	18	14	17	17	14	16	19	18	18	18	19	18	18	13	16	16	17
Low °C	16	16	21	12	15	16	13	16	17	14	15	18	17	18	18	18	14	18	10	16	16	15
Chill °C (?)	19	16	21	10	14	17	14	17	17	14	16	19	18	17	17	18	17	18	12	14	14	15
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:55	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:55	-	-	8:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 NNW	0.9 W	0.3 E	0.2 N	1.0 W	1.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.7 W	1.1 WSW	0.8 N	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 W	0.6 WSW	1.7 N	0.8 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 N
Period (s)	4	12	4	16	7	13	13	12	12	11	12	11	5	12	14	13	13	8	7	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.8 E	0.2 WNW	0.1 N	1.0 W	0.3 NNW	0.3 N	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.2 N	0.3 NNW	0.5 W	0.2 W	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 W	0.1 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 N	0.2 N	-
Period (s)	13	5	14	12	14	16	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	16	13	13	18	17	16	6	6	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 ESE	-	0.4 NNW	2.5 WSW	-	1.4 WSW	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	0.6 E	0.2 NNE	0.3 W	0.8 N	1.6 N	1.7 NNW	3.0 NW	-	0.4 WNW	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W
Period (s)	3	-	3	13	-	8	-	-	4	-	4	2	4	5	6	7	9	-	3	15	14	14

	Wed	Thursday 11								Friday 12								Saturday 13
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Fletchers Beach Nelson - West Coast	Paturau River Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast
Rating	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	4	4	4	3	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	0.5 E	1.2 W	1.6 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	-	-	1.0 W	1.5 WSW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.0 W
Period(s) (?)	13	12	12	12	4	14	14	14	14	-	-	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	286	728	771	773	9	592	1032	1818	1830	0	0	539	936	376	387	328	1138	1080	1082	944	899	315
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			3:41AM 2.64				3:50PM 2.90				3:44AM 3.69	4:23AM 2.64				4:48PM 2.75				5:42AM 2.43
Low Tide / height (m)	9:17PM 0.45				8:44AM 0.89									10:32AM 0.73				11:27PM 0.66				11:33AM 0.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	16	15	16	18	16	16	16	15	11	11	13	16	15	15	16	14	14	13	14	16	15
Chill °C (?)	18	16	15	16	18	15	14	14	12	9	9	11	16	14	14	16	14	14	13	14	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	0.5 E	1.2 W	0.5 E	0.2 E	0.2 N	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	1.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 W	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.0 W
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	4	14	5	4	16	14	14	7	14	14	7	7	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.3 NW	0.6 WSW	0.7 E	0.2 WNW	0.7 E	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 WNW	0.2 N	1.0 W	1.3 WSW	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.3 NNW	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.2 N
Period (s)	13	7	5	5	15	5	15	16	12	7	16	14	7	7	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 W	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	1.6 W	2.2 W	2.2 W	0.4 W	0.4 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 N	1.0 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 E
Period (s)	6	5	-	-	-	-	14	14	14	3	3	-	-	-	2	6	-	-	-	-	-	4

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	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Onekaka Nelson - Tasman Bay	Fletchers Beach Nelson - West Coast	Paturau River Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast
Rating	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	4	4	4	3	3	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	0.5 ESE	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.7 E	0.6 E	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	3	12	12	12	12	4	4	12	12	12	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1225	790	702	1424	6	373	357	378	363	18	14	471	773	453	503	503	1420	1389	1389	1662	1662	1288
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	glass	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									3:25AM 2.78
Low Tide / height (m)			9:32PM 0.43												9:34AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	18	17	17	18	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	16
Chill °C (?)	18	17	16	16	18	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	17	16	16	15	17	18	17	17	16	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.2 N	1.5 W	1.4 WSW	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.2 WNW	0.6 E	1.0 W	1.4 WSW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	4	12	12	12	12	13	4	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	12	12	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 N	0.2 WNW	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.9 E	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N
Period (s)	13	8	8	13	13	6	6	6	6	7	12	5	5	5	5	5	12	12	12	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 W	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	2.1 WSW	0.5 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.7 E	-	1.0 ESE	-	1.0 E	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 W
Period (s)	13	4	5	13	3	3	3	4	5	4	-	5	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	14

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