New Zealand Surf

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

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New Zealand Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wed
	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 New Zealand	Kaka Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Scott Point Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Marokopa Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Kina Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Ahu Ahu Road Taranaki	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Aramoana Spit Otago
Rating	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	6	4	6	6	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSE	1.1 SSW	3.5 WNW	1.9 W	2.3 WSW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.2 W	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.2 W	0.9 W	4.5 SSE	2.4 E	4.5 SE	2.0 ESE
Period(s) (?)	9	19	9	16	15	17	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	9	11	10
Energy(?)	206	910	3063	1815	2203	1996	1230	3436	4806	3603	1600	1127	1012	1470	1628	1158	347	261	5784	1264	5783	905
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)		1:21PM 2.94		10:23AM 1.45			4:57AM 1.84			5:45AM 1.82	5:16PM 1.84	7:36PM 2.18	8:07AM 2.19			9:07AM 2.23		9:37PM 2.28	5:28AM 2.19		11:55PM 1.86	8:49AM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)			12:42AM 0.37	4:11AM 0.24	1:32PM 0.95	10:37PM 0.36	11:04AM 0.52	2:01PM 0.44	11:25PM 0.39	11:55AM 0.52		2:04AM 0.59		2:30PM 0.65	10:49PM 0.51			3:59AM 0.61	11:38AM 0.60	4:30PM 0.58
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	2	21	-	-	-	-	1	4	1	-	-	3	-	-	-	4	-	1	2	1	4
High °C	17	13	14	14	15	19	14	20	15	17	18	16	15	19	18	20	19	18	18	10	11	10
Low °C	14	12	12	12	14	18	14	17	14	17	17	14	15	19	17	19	18	15	18	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	16	11	12	13	15	19	14	20	14	17	18	16	14	19	18	20	19	18	18	8	9	7
Sunrise	5:45	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:47	-	-	6:11	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:16	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	9:35	-	-	9:42	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:52	-	-	8:53	-	-	9:05	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	1.1 SSW	1.4 WSW	1.9 W	2.3 WSW	1.5 SW	1.6 SW	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.2 W	2.3 SW	1.9 SW	1.2 W	0.9 W	3.5 S	2.4 E	4.5 SE	2.0 ESE
Period (s)	9	19	18	16	15	11	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	9	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 SSE	0.3 NNE	0.3 S	-	1.5 NW	0.4 SE	-	0.8 N	0.7 NW	0.1 W	0.1 SW	1.3 NW	0.2 WSW	0.5 NNE	0.5 SW	0.5 S	0.8 S	0.4 WNW	0.6 SSE	-	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	5	8	14	16	-	7	11	-	7	7	21	20	7	18	6	16	5	7	6	9	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 W	2.4 W	3.5 WNW	-	-	-	0.7 NE	-	-	-	0.5 NNW	0.6 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.5 SSE	1.6 SSE	3.0 S	-
Period (s)	3	7	9	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	7	9	-

	Wednesday 24							Thursday 25								Friday 26
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nicks Point Southland	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Scott Point Northland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 W	2.4 WNW	1.6 WSW	1.1 S	0.7 SSW	3.0 W	1.3 WSW	1.6 SSW	2.4 W	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	2.5 SW	3.0 W	1.6 SW	3.0 W
Period(s) (?)	10	10	11	10	19	9	18	17	9	16	10	15	15	14	17	15	13	14	16	14	14	13
Energy(?)	1053	1074	916	268	539	1974	1784	2045	1922	4086	3566	1553	1331	1420	1018	3522	5001	3472	3115	3021	1014	3200
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	high	low	low	low	high
High Tide / height (m)										4:13AM 1.87				5:52PM 2.15			3:57AM 1.91	6:20AM 2.17				4:14PM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)							10:00PM 0.35	12:42AM 0.37			9:29AM 0.56	11:53AM 0.62			8:12PM 0.45	12:21AM 0.55			7:45AM 0.43	12:41PM 0.63	2:01PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	5	8	3	-	-	-	4	6	3	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	1	-	2	2
Temp. °C	17	16	13	21	14	13	9	10	10	10	13	14	14	15	17	10	11	10	21	14	12	12
Chill °C (?)	17	15	11	21	12	12	7	9	8	8	13	13	13	15	17	8	11	8	21	14	12	12
Sunrise	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:27
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 W	2.4 WNW	0.8 SSE	1.1 S	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	2.0 W	1.6 SSW	1.3 SW	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.4 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	2.5 SW	-	1.6 SW	3.0 W
Period (s)	10	10	9	10	8	10	9	17	16	16	10	15	15	14	10	15	13	14	16	-	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 ENE	0.3 NNE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	1.3 WSW	1.6 SW	0.9 WSW	-	1.8 WSW	0.1 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	1.0 W	-	1.7 W	-	0.4 NNE	-	0.4 NE	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	11	11	6	4	19	18	18	9	12	-	16	10	16	15	17	-	17	-	13	-	6	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.6 WSW	0.5 WNW	0.3 W	3.0 W	-	0.6 NE	2.4 W	1.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	-	-	1.1 NW	3.0 W	1.1 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	11	4	3	9	-	5	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	6	14	4	-

	Wednesday 24
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nicks Point Southland	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Scott Point Northland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 W	2.3 W	0.9 SSE	1.4 S	0.9 SSE	0.7 SW	2.5 W	1.6 WSW	0.8 SW	3.0 W	1.7 WSW	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.0 W	3.0 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.1 W	2.5 W	1.5 SSW	2.0 W
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	11	9	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	18	10
Energy(?)	964	1012	428	464	248	163	1475	916	237	1777	1601	1142	1283	1347	750	2381	1141	2108	850	2882	2074	1203
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	on	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)									9:32AM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	light rain	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	4
High °C	16	16	11	21	12	11	11	12	11	13	13	13	12	12	20	13	12	14	19	11	12	13
Chill °C (?)	16	16	9	21	10	9	8	10	9	10	11	10	9	9	20	10	11	12	19	10	12	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:42	9:40	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 W	2.3 W	0.9 SSE	1.4 S	0.9 SSE	0.7 SW	0.3 WSW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SW	0.1 S	1.7 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	2.0 W	1.1 WSW	2.0 W	1.3 WSW	0.6 SW	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	2.0 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	11	9	10	21	9	10	9	10	9	9	9	9	19	10	18	12	9	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	1.0 SW	0.2 NNE	0.6 ENE	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.5 ENE	0.4 SW	-	1.2 NW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.5 WSW	-	1.0 NW	0.3 WSW	0.5 N	1.3 WSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 NW
Period (s)	11	11	7	5	6	21	16	6	20	-	10	20	20	20	12	-	10	13	13	18	18	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.4 NW	1.0 NE	0.3 W	2.5 W	1.6 WSW	0.5 W	3.0 W	1.8 WNW	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	-	3.0 W	-	2.5 W	2.1 W	2.5 W	-	0.1 N
Period (s)	-	-	6	3	5	2	10	11	3	10	9	10	10	10	-	10	-	9	9	9	-	10

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