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

	Sun		Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sun
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Piha North Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Herangi Beach Northland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	2.1 SW	4.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 W	4.5 WSW	1.3 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	13	8	12	10	12	15	14	12	16	15	16	16	16	15	13	13	13	14	13
Energy(?)	3525	1286	1629	5838	1284	1584	3839	803	4180	3803	2336	3297	3206	2911	4718	2770	1286	985	1921	885	1286	1442
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	3:57PM 2.89		6:24AM 1.75		6:26PM 2.81	7:06AM 2.84		7:02PM 2.62		12:14PM 1.95	9:11PM 1.97	9:50AM 1.89		9:25PM 2.76	10:38AM 1.96		10:22PM 3.28	10:45AM 3.21		9:47PM 3.65	3:21AM 2.43	3:15PM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)		10:22PM 0.78		12:39PM 0.70	12:48AM 1.19		1:25PM 1.23	1:19AM 0.65	5:48AM 0.22			3:36AM 0.50	3:27PM 0.96		4:26AM 0.41	4:48PM 0.41		4:34AM 0.71	4:53PM 0.72		9:36AM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	mod. rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	risk thund- der	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	10	9	1	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	8	8	8	8	10	11	8	9	9	11	9	10	9	10	14	9	9	10	11	10	12
Low °C	11	6	6	8	6	7	11	6	8	8	10	9	9	8	8	13	7	7	10	10	7	10
Chill °C (?)	10	7	6	5	6	8	7	5	7	7	9	7	8	7	8	12	8	9	9	10	9	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:33	-
Sunset	6:00	-	-	6:01	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:57	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:08
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	2.1 SW	1.0 NNE	2.2 WSW	2.4 W	-	1.6 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	2.3 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	8	8	12	-	8	15	14	12	16	15	16	16	16	15	13	13	13	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.8 N	0.4 NE	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	-	-	1.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	-	0.2 E	0.6 S	0.5 SE	0.3 S	1.3 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	0.9 SW
Period (s)	13	8	9	13	12	-	-	12	20	18	16	10	9	-	13	7	7	17	16	18	-	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 ESE	4.0 WSW	-	-	4.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 SSE	1.0 S	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	13	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	6	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 17			Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	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	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	2.3 W	2.2 WSW	3.0 W	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.1 W	5.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	17	16	16	14	15	14	15	13	12	9	8	10	10	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	15
Energy(?)	1474	3041	4229	4066	1234	1434	1140	1392	1101	1029	1093	1284	1493	1655	3305	3319	2059	1751	1378	7276	3029	3195
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	low
High Tide / height (m)						5:49AM 2.83					6:51PM 1.80				7:41AM 1.75				7:43PM 2.89		12:05AM 2.26
Low Tide / height (m)								11:22AM 0.70		4:26PM 0.38			12:48AM 1.19				1:25PM 1.23					5:48AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	2	-	1	4	-	-	-	2	4	-	4	-	4	3	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Temp. °C	11	11	10	10	6	6	8	11	5	5	7	7	8	8	6	10	11	8	4	10	7	8
Chill °C (?)	10	9	8	8	4	4	6	10	2	3	4	5	7	6	3	8	10	6	1	7	4	5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SSW	2.3 W	2.2 WSW	3.0 W	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.1 W	5.0 WSW	1.5 S	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	18	17	16	16	14	15	14	15	13	12	9	8	10	10	12	12	13	13	12	12	8	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 N	0.9 N	1.1 NNE	1.3 NNE	0.8 W	0.6 N	0.6 NNE	0.3 N	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	-	1.2 W	0.1 W	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSW	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	8	7	11	11	16	8	8	6	9	9	13	12	-	13	20	19	-	-	-	-	16	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.6 S	-	-	-	-	2.5 SW	2.3 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	12	12

	Sunday 17	Monday 18
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Back Beach Taranaki	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 W	2.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 W	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.9 SW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	19	18	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13
Energy(?)	1421	2692	3525	3477	1640	1449	1403	1972	3736	3441	1654	4066	1033	1402	3663	3315	1138	1386	1185	1778	849	1726
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)						5:05PM 2.82				9:27PM 1.72								5:49AM 2.83
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	1	-	2
High °C	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	10	8	8	9	10	7	8	10	10	6	6	6	14	8	7
Chill °C (?)	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	8	6	6	7	8	5	6	8	8	4	4	4	12	6	5
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 W	2.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 W	3.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.9 SW	1.5 SSW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	19	18	14	14	15	15	15	16	16	15	15	16	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 N	1.1 NNE	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.8 N	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	1.0 N	1.3 NNE	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.9 WNW	1.0 NW	0.6 N	0.6 N	0.6 NNE	0.9 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	7	7	13	13	8	8	8	8	9	9	11	11	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	6	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SE	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	-	-	-	1.2 WNW	-	0.5 ESE
Period (s)	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	10	-	-	-	5	-	4

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