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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Change units	Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4
	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	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Scott Point Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Baylys Beach Northland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Baylys Beach Northland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	6	7	6	5	5	4	4	3	2	4	3	3	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	W 13	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 14	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 11	WNW 10	NW 9	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 16	NNW 9
kJ	1206	994	569	3038	2080	5311	6687	7188	3125	3320	1885	1246	411	473	1011	516	763	1309	293	489	673
Wind (km/h)	W	ENE	WNW	WSW	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	NE	S	NNE	SW	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	E	ENE	ENE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off
High Tide		6:52PM1.86m		6:52AM1.86m		2:58AM2.59m		2:02PM3.37m	2:43AM2.69m		3:03PM2.55m	3:41AM2.13m	9:28AM1.87m	4:19PM2.29m		5:43AM2.50m	6:56PM2.94m	8:19PM1.90m	7:32AM2.86m	6:40PM2.32m	8:01PM2.99m
Low Tide	11:56AM0.20m		00:41AM0.15m		2:49PM0.15m	8:44PM0.22m	8:02AM0.37m		8:41PM0.49m	8:11AM0.36m		9:30PM0.49m			11:42PM0.59m	11:53AM0.68m		2:44AM0.34m			2:18AM1.00m
	WeatherSurf DetailsWater Temperature
mm	—	2	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	4	—	1	—	—	—	—
Max °C	10	8	7	9	11	10	12	14	10	17	17	15	10	20	15	17	16	12	17	16	15
Min °C	10	8	6	8	8	8	11	14	9	16	16	15	10	18	14	16	15	11	17	16	13
Chill °C	7	6	4	6	9	7	12	12	8	16	16	14	8	20	14	17	16	11	17	15	15
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