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 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	4	3	5	7	6	4	8	10	10	9	6	5	5	3	5	6	5	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.4 S	3.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	4.0 SW	2.5 SSW	5.5 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	5.5 SW	4.5 SW	2.2 S	3.5 WSW	1.2 SSE	3.0 WNW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 S
Period(s) (?)	13	9	11	14	14	14	16	13	14	15	14	11	13	10	10	13	13	11
Energy(?)	784	318	2052	9509	6851	2311	13581	9099	8394	12071	7959	1069	3550	288	1924	4162	2702	3498
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:18PM		4:47AM		12:51AM		6:27PM	1:38AM	8:00AM	4:43PM		5:08AM	5:49PM		6:00AM	6:24PM
Low Tide / height (m)	8:00AM		11:32PM	11:00AM 10:01AM	1:06PM		7:13AM		7:27PM			10:54PM	11:24AM	8:42PM	11:46PM	12:19PM		12:41AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	3	5	-	2	2	8	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	17	8	10	9	7	7	8	7	14	14	12	9	19	9	9	13	12
Low °C	10	14	5	9	7	4	5	7	6	13	14	10	9	17	6	9	13	7
Chill °C (?)	7	16	5	6	5	2	2	5	4	12	12	10	6	19	6	9	11	9
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	7:26	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:15	-	-
Sunset	-	7:09	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:30	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.4 S	1.4 SW	1.9 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 E	5.0 WSW	1.6 SSW	5.5 SW	4.5 SW	2.2 S	1.3 SW	1.2 SSE	3.0 WNW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SW	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	13	9	10	14	20	18	10	13	11	15	14	11	13	10	10	13	13	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 E	0.7 E	0.6 SW	-	0.6 ESE	0.5 E	0.2 ENE	1.6 WSW	1.5 SW	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	0.2 E	0.3 NNW	1.4 NW	1.6 W	-
Period (s)	10	10	13	-	9	9	10	18	15	-	-	11	-	10	12	10	11	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	-	3.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	4.0 SW	2.5 SSW	5.5 SW	1.2 SSE	4.5 WSW	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	0.3 N	-	-	3.0 SW	4.0 S
Period (s)	3	-	11	14	14	14	16	6	14	-	-	-	13	2	-	-	13	11

	Thursday 28	Friday 29	Saturday 30
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	4	5	3	3	4	5	6	5	7	4	6	8	7	4	7	7	8	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	2.0 SW	1.4 S	1.4 SSE	2.3 NW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	5.0 WSW	2.2 SSW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	5.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	9	8	8	11	13	9	14	8	14	14	14	14	17	16	16	16
Energy(?)	784	1285	318	264	675	2052	3530	1150	9509	584	6851	9208	7520	2311	14763	14381	13581	12034
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)				4:21PM 1.70		12:04AM 2.31		5:01AM 1.51			3:07PM 2.17				3:28AM 2.18
Low Tide / height (m)	8:00AM -0.07									12:19PM 0.06			9:15PM -0.05				9:40AM -0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1
Temp. °C	10	10	17	9	12	5	5	8	10	15	9	7	7	6	5	6	5	7
Chill °C (?)	7	7	16	6	10	2	1	6	6	14	5	2	2	1	0	1	0	2
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.2 E	1.4 S	0.7 E	0.8 NE	1.4 SW	3.5 WSW	2.4 S	1.9 SW	1.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.6 E	1.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 E	0.4 E
Period (s)	13	9	9	10	9	10	13	9	14	8	20	10	18	18	10	9	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 E	0.7 ENE	0.7 E	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSE	0.6 SW	0.1 SE	0.4 ENE	-	0.4 NE	0.6 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	10	11	10	13	9	13	9	9	-	8	9	19	9	9	9	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	2.0 SW	-	1.4 SSE	2.3 NW	3.0 WSW	-	3.0 SSW	5.0 WSW	2.2 SSW	4.0 SW	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	5.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.5 SW	5.0 SW
Period (s)	3	13	-	8	8	11	-	9	14	8	14	14	14	14	17	16	16	16