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

	Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04
	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	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	5	8	8	10	9	7	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 E	4.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 WSW	5.0 WSW	2.5 SSW	5.0 SW	5.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	10	12	12	12	14	12	10	14	16	15	16	16	15	13
Energy(?)	1597	1697	1155	1102	1224	6075	3078	3159	5497	6591	1357	10445	14330	9414	7909	5032	3012	3488
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		3:45PM		3:59AM 3:06AM	4:46PM		5:04AM	5:55PM		3:17AM	3:57PM			1:15PM	1:44AM		2:15PM	2:29AM
Low Tide / height (m)	9:27AM		9:56PM	10:25AM		10:59PM	11:33AM		9:16PM	9:41AM		10:09PM	8:31AM		7:27PM	8:57AM		8:12PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	15	12	17	18	14	17	18	9	14	11	9	9	10	12	18	18	8
Low °C	11	14	10	16	16	13	13	17	7	13	11	7	8	8	9	12	16	5
Chill °C (?)	12	15	10	17	18	13	17	18	7	12	11	5	6	7	11	18	18	5
Sunrise	7:43	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:43	-	-	6:52	-	-
Sunset	-	5:46	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:31	-	-	5:15	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 E	4.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 WSW	-	1.6 E	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	3.5 S	4.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	10	12	12	12	14	-	11	12	12	15	16	16	15	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	-	0.4 SSW	0.1 N	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 ENE	0.6 E	1.0 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	9	13	13	-	10	12	-	15	-	-	12	10	9	9	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.5 SSE	-	3.0 SSE	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	5.0 WSW	2.5 SSW	5.0 SW	5.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	-	8	5	5	-	12	10	14	16	15	-	-	-	-

	Monday 29	Tuesday 30	Wednesday 01
	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
Rating	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 E	3.5 ENE	4.0 ENE	4.5 E	4.5 E	4.0 E
Period(s) (?)	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	10	12	12	12	12	13
Energy(?)	1477	1548	1597	1647	1697	1599	1326	1155	1006	1053	1102	1135	1224	3946	4871	6075	6580	5174
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		3:06AM 1.84				3:45PM 1.83			1:15AM 3.11							11:43PM 1.96
Low Tide / height (m)				9:27AM 0.47				9:56PM 0.64			7:23AM 0.80			4:47PM 0.24				5:12AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	11	12	15	14	11	10	15	16	16	17	18	14	14	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	11	10	10	12	15	14	10	8	14	15	15	17	18	13	13	12	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 E	3.5 ENE	4.0 ENE	4.5 E	4.5 E	4.0 E
Period (s)	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	10	12	12	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.7 NE	0.2 N	0.6 S	0.1 N	0.2 NNW	0.1 N	-
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	9	9	10	13	13	13	13	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 SSE	0.5 S	-	-	0.4 S	3.0 SSE	0.3 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	4	4	-	-	13	8	12	12