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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	AM	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	Blackhead Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Marokopa Taranaki	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Baylys Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Herangi Beach Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Porridge Southland
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	7	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	9
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	WSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 19	SSW 17	SSW 16	WSW 18	SW 18	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	SW 15	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	W 11	N 7	WSW 15
kJ	1226	3045	3789	5922	6370	2999	3135	3028	3413	2601	3470	3263	1003	1037	1421	438	1713	882	984	452	7466
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	S	NW	WSW	WNW	SSE	WSW	N	ESE	WNW	SE	E	N	NNE	ENE	NW	NNW	NNW	WSW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:22AM1.31m	5:10PM1.74m	8:43PM1.67m	8:53AM1.95m		9:24PM1.93m	4:52AM2.59m		8:04PM1.90m	5:54AM2.29m		6:28PM2.18m	7:23AM3.10m		7:39PM2.51m	9:25AM3.23m		9:53PM3.33m			00:00AM2.29m
Low Tide					3:40PM0.39m		11:19AM0.52m	3:03PM0.48m	2:28AM0.37m		5:39PM0.28m	00:43AM0.66m		1:25PM0.33m	1:58AM0.31m	3:10AM0.75m	4:06PM0.28m		6:56AM0.18m	12:23PM0.05m
	WeatherSurf DetailsWater Temperature
mm	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	8	8	—	—
Max °C	12	10	6	6	7	6	10	9	7	12	10	13	10	12	12	10	11	13	9	15	8
Min °C	12	8	5	5	6	4	7	9	5	11	7	11	7	11	11	8	11	10	8	14	7
Chill °C	10	8	4	5	7	5	8	9	5	12	9	13	8	12	11	7	11	11	6	14	5
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