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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	Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Fri
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Bluecliffs Southland	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Back Beach Taranaki	Te Araroa East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	9	9	9	7	9	9	8	9	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.1 S	4.5 WSW	2.3 S	4.5 SSW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.3 S	1.7 SSE	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.4 WSW	1.1 S	1.3 WSW	1.8 ESE	1.5 ESE	0.9 WSW	1.9 NNW	1.1 W	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	17	19	19	15	14	17	15	18	12	11	11	14	17	12	16	13	12	16	8	13	13
Energy(?)	4620	13689	2757	4636	14472	2009	12542	3930	9288	1476	994	991	1334	1099	801	863	1067	776	917	719	626	1745
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off
High Tide / height (m)			8:22PM 1.54	10:34AM 1.52		9:21PM 1.51		12:18PM 1.27	12:39AM 1.19		1:45PM 1.31	2:11AM 1.31	9:05AM 1.68		1:51AM 1.77		2:31PM 1.40	12:46AM 1.67		1:12PM 1.81	8:30PM 3.25	8:52AM 3.19
Low Tide / height (m)		2:16PM 0.54	2:41AM 0.55	3:52AM 0.43	3:11PM 0.59		6:01AM 0.29		6:32PM 0.31	7:29AM 0.33		8:05PM 0.42		3:10PM 0.73	7:50PM 0.74	8:08AM 0.31		6:35PM 0.47	6:49AM 0.36		2:44AM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	12	-	-
High °C	8	8	8	10	8	9	7	15	12	9	8	6	9	9	9	12	12	10	11	12	10	12
Low °C	5	6	5	10	8	7	4	13	11	6	7	5	6	9	7	10	11	8	11	12	7	10
Chill °C (?)	6	6	6	7	5	6	5	14	10	8	7	4	7	9	8	11	11	8	8	10	8	12
Sunrise	8:03	-	-	7:09	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:50
Sunset	-	5:32	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:43	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.4 S	3.5 SSW	0.5 ENE	4.5 SSW	2.5 SW	3.5 SW	2.3 S	1.7 SSE	2.0 S	1.8 S	1.4 WSW	1.3 SE	1.3 WSW	1.8 ESE	1.5 ESE	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	1.1 W	1.8 N
Period (s)	13	17	10	10	15	10	17	15	18	12	11	11	14	17	9	16	13	12	16	16	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.6 SSW	2.1 S	-	-	0.4 ENE	1.1 SW	-	0.4 E	1.1 SSW	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 NNW	1.1 S	0.4 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.6 S	0.8 N	0.5 N	0.4 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	11	11	19	19	-	-	11	21	-	10	12	11	10	11	12	11	10	9	10	10	20	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	4.5 WSW	2.3 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NE	1.8 N	1.9 NNW	0.9 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	15	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	8	8	7	-

	Friday 01					Saturday 02								Sunday 03								Mon
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	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	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	The Box Northland
Rating	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	14	17	17	17	16	19	17	16	17	16	16	17	18	14	14	14	16	16	16	19	18
Energy(?)	3045	8463	13689	9012	10849	9103	9721	10092	8042	7624	6782	3813	8387	8317	11157	11357	9535	9107	7629	6233	8671	9288
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)	8:20AM 1.49				8:22PM 1.54						12:11PM 1.32		6:18PM 1.64					9:58AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)			2:16PM 0.54	3:29PM 0.43				5:17AM 0.26								5:55AM 0.31				4:07PM 0.61		10:50PM 1.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	5	8	8	8	4	6	6	5	6	10	10	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	9	7	12	12
Chill °C (?)	2	6	6	8	1	2	4	3	4	7	7	5	6	7	4	3	3	5	8	7	10	10
Sunrise	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 S	4.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 S	3.5 S	2.5 S	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	11	14	17	17	17	16	19	17	16	17	16	16	17	18	15	14	15	16	16	16	19	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 E	-	-	0.5 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	14	11	11	14	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	9	-	-	10	10	10	11	11	11	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0 S	4.0 S	3.5 S	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	14	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 01																	Saturday 02
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Frentzes Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	The Box Northland	The Box Northland
Rating	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	13	13	9	14	14	10	10	9	11	11	8	17	17	9	9	19	16	16	16	11	11
Energy(?)	613	6434	4620	1318	7060	8463	1643	1726	1752	2651	2651	1670	4732	4290	754	783	2288	9103	8626	8271	990	1035
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:57AM 1.58		9:44AM 1.52													10:58PM 1.31				2:44AM 2.82
Low Tide / height (m)												5:43PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	6	5	5	7	7	8	9	9	9	11	12	11	7	5	6	7	7	6	7	7	11	11
Chill °C (?)	3	2	3	4	5	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	4	2	6	7	6	2	3	3	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	0.9 ENE	4.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.4 S	1.5 S	1.6 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	11	13	13	11	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	17	17	9	9	19	16	16	16	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.1 SE	-	-	1.1 SE	1.2 SE	1.4 S	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.2 S	1.2 S
Period (s)	9	11	11	14	11	11	-	21	21	15	15	13	-	-	9	9	9	12	12	12	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	3.0 SSW	-	2.4 SSW	-	-	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	8	10	-	9	-	-	10	10	9	11	11	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

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