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

7 day 48 hour

	Thursday 03			Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thu
	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	Blackhead Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Scott Point Northland	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Fitzroy Beach Taranaki	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Karekare Auckland
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.5 SE	2.3 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.3 N	2.1 NE	2.3 WNW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.8 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	1.5 S	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	9	10	12	12	11	14	15	14	12	16	16	14	13	13	14
Energy(?)	3829	2770	2182	1565	1022	838	1201	727	1096	2219	2602	1739	1303	1509	1487	625	635	1040	1220	545	528	561
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:45AM	4:11PM		3:53AM	4:18PM		4:38AM	5:02PM	3:07AM	5:23AM	5:47PM	6:17PM	7:07AM		12:49AM 9:57AM		1:04PM		3:32AM	3:57PM	1:05PM
Low Tide / height (m)	9:38PM	9:55AM		9:49PM 9:02PM	9:59AM		10:36PM	10:43AM		11:23PM	11:28AM		12:39AM		1:07PM	6:42PM	6:50AM		11:03PM	8:18AM		11:32PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	cloudy	clear	light rain	mod. rain	risk thund- der	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	3	7	2	2	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	7	8	8	8	11	12	10	12	18	14	14	15	10	14	14	11	7	9	9	9	11	14
Low °C	5	7	8	6	8	10	8	11	17	13	13	14	10	12	13	11	6	8	9	7	9	13
Chill °C (?)	4	5	5	6	11	12	8	11	17	13	14	15	10	14	14	11	4	7	7	7	11	14
Sunrise	-	7:48	-	-	7:33	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:24	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:30	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:52	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:07	-	-	4:52	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 S	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	2.5 SE	2.3 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.3 N	1.2 NNW	0.9 SW	3.0 NW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	1.8 S	1.9 S	2.0 S	1.5 S	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	8	12	12	12	11	14	15	14	12	16	16	14	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 E	0.3 NW	0.5 SW	0.2 ENE	0.3 W	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.8 SE	0.9 SSE	0.1 NE	1.0 E	0.9 SW	-	0.4 SSE	-	-	0.7 W
Period (s)	10	12	11	10	11	11	10	13	11	20	18	18	6	7	15	7	12	-	9	-	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSE	-	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	2.1 NE	2.3 WNW	-	-	-	1.3 E	-	-	-	0.8 E	0.8 ESE	1.1 E	0.4 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	11	11	-	8	-	-	-	9	10	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	4	4	5	3	-	-

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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	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	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SE	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	2.3 SE	2.3 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.5 NNE	2.2 N	2.3 N
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Energy(?)	4169	3829	3440	3003	2770	2155	2182	2023	1868	1565	1359	1111	1022	1133	838	1106	1066	1201
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)				3:07AM 1.32				3:34PM 1.42				3:53AM 1.32						10:45PM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)		9:38PM 0.32				9:14AM 0.30				9:49PM 0.33				11:05AM 0.29		4:48PM 0.61
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	7
Temp. °C	7	5	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	8	11	12	10	8	8
Chill °C (?)	4	2	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	7	10	12	8	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:52	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SSE	3.0 SE	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	2.3 SE	2.3 SSE	2.4 SSE	2.1 SSE	2.5 NNE	2.2 N	2.3 N
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 ENE	0.4 E	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSE	3.5 SSE	1.7 SSW	-	1.5 SSW	-	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	11	6	-	6	-	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-

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