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	Sat 24		Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	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	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Nicks Point Southland	Scott Point Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Happy Jacks Gisborne and Mahia	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	5	4	5	2	3	4	6
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	W 16	WSW 15	SW 17	SW 16	W 12	SW 15	SW 14	NNW 9	SSW 8	WNW 10	W 10	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	S 16	SSW 8	SSW 9	SW 14
kJ	1929	6501	4338	2117	2166	2338	1237	639	1011	475	886	557	2628	6747	1376	2971	188	662	1157	5603
Wind (km/h)	WSW	N	NNW	WSW	N	NNW	NNW	N	WNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	W	ESE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide		11:35PM2.09m			9:43PM3.51m			10:22PM2.73m	11:10AM3.53m	6:03PM1.94m	00:21AM3.44m	11:32AM3.72m	4:45PM1.94m		5:33AM1.94m	5:56PM1.78m	9:08PM1.77m	8:24AM2.13m
Low Tide			7:14AM0.42m	3:41PM0.36m		7:58AM0.38m	3:44PM0.17m		5:00AM-0.05m			5:23AM0.17m		11:32PM0.70m	11:55AM0.20m		3:17AM0.17m		1:53PM0.20m	00:58AM0.20m
	WeatherSurf DetailsWater Temperature
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	8	1	1	1	—	—	12
Max °C	16	16	20	17	15	17	17	15	19	11	10	16	15	12	12	10	17	10	11	8
Min °C	15	14	17	16	14	16	16	13	16	11	9	15	13	9	8	9	14	9	10	7
Chill °C	16	15	20	17	15	16	16	14	19	10	9	15	13	10	10	7	17	9	10	5
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	7:49	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:51	—	—	8:06	—	—	8:25	—	—	8:23	—	—	8:10	—