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

	Thu	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wed
	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
Rating	6	5	5	8	8	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 SW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.5 E	4.0 E
Period(s) (?)	13	14	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	4124	6611	3110	6019	6538	6011	5020	3023	1318	2004	1597	1623	1313	1067	1174	1082	3199	4359
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	1:01AM		1:24PM	1:36AM			11:41PM	1:01AM	2:47PM	3:00AM		3:39PM		3:53AM	1:50PM	2:20AM	10:04AM	1:57PM
Low Tide / height (m)	6:57PM	7:14AM		7:33PM	7:51AM	5:38PM		8:33AM		8:57PM	8:28AM		9:49PM	10:19AM 7:14AM		8:05PM	7:59AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	22	3	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
High °C	8	8	17	9	10	16	16	16	18	16	14	15	12	17	17	13	19	15
Low °C	6	7	16	6	10	15	16	14	17	15	12	14	10	17	15	11	16	14
Chill °C (?)	5	4	16	6	8	15	15	16	18	16	14	15	11	16	17	12	18	14
Sunrise	-	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:58	-
Sunset	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.2 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 SW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.5 E	4.0 E
Period (s)	14	11	14	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.1 SW	-	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.8 NE	-	0.2 WSW	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	12	14	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	9	-	20	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 SE	-	-	-	1.5 SSE
Period (s)	13	14	-	15	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	5

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	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	10	8	8	9	8	6	6	7	7	7
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	15
Energy(?)	5243	4124	3930	4467	6611	2527	3110	10444	9525	6019	6452	7491	6538	3993	6011	5199	5512	5020
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)			1:01AM 1.97			10:47AM 3.37					12:50AM 1.96							11:08PM 2.24
Low Tide / height (m)	6:57PM 0.36				7:14AM 0.31				7:33PM 0.42				7:51AM 0.36			5:36PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	14	4	2	2	1	1	-	2	-	-	-	3	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	8	7	6	6	7	18	17	7	7	6	8	9	10	10	16	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	5	4	2	2	3	18	16	4	4	3	6	6	8	8	15	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	4.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	14	14	11	11	11	14	14	16	15	16	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	1.5 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.1 N	0.6 S	-	1.2 SW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	14	13	14	-	-	8	8	8	11	8	-	8	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	14	5	-	15	15	15	-	15	14	14	-	-	-	-