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

	Wed	Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20
	Night	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 New Zealand	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	17	16	18	16	15	14	14	14	17	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	19	17	16	16
Energy	91	282	1019	1014	592	466	305	471	1871	1251	742	451	390	302	270	241	255	438	358	464	519	610
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	12:01AM 0.55		12:32PM 0.85	12:41AM 0.52		12:55PM 1.00	1:13AM 0.49		1:24PM 1.13	1:42AM 0.45		1:57PM 1.22	2:10AM 0.43		2:33PM 1.27	2:36AM 0.41		3:11PM 1.26	3:02AM 0.40		3:50PM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)		5:37AM 0.30		7:28PM 0.26	5:52AM 0.25		8:04PM 0.18	6:14AM 0.19		8:40PM 0.13	6:40AM 0.14		9:17PM 0.11	7:09AM 0.09		9:56PM 0.13	7:41AM 0.06		10:36PM 0.18	8:13AM 0.07		11:19PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	2	10	4	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	21	22	20	18	16	16	17	15	15	17	17	15	15	16	15	17	16	14	14	16	13
Low °C	19	19	20	18	18	16	16	17	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	15	15	15	13	13	14	13
Chill °C (?)	21	21	22	20	18	15	14	17	15	15	17	17	14	14	15	14	16	15	12	13	15	11
Sunrise	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:23	-	-	5:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	13	16	18	16	15	14	14	14	17	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	18	11	11	12	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	-	0.2 NNW	0.3 ENE	0.2 E	0.3 NE	0.8 SSW	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	17	12	11	-	4	4	5	5	17	-	-	-	-	23	21	20	20	21	19	17	16	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 NNW	0.7 N	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SE	0.8 SSW	0.5 SE	0.6 SE	0.6 SE	0.8 SE
Period (s)	3	4	3	-	3	4	4	4	5	-	-	-	4	3	3	4	3	11	4	4	4	4

	Wed	Thursday 14	Friday 15	Saturday 16
	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	13	13	17	16	16	16	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	82	77	91	111	142	282	682	1019	962	1065	1014	813	796	592	558	466	459	322	305	309	447	471
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	-	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			12:01AM 0.55					12:32PM 0.85				12:41AM 0.52				12:55PM 1.00				1:13AM 0.49
Low Tide / height (m)		6:52PM 0.37			5:37AM 0.30					7:28PM 0.26			5:52AM 0.25					8:04PM 0.18			6:14AM 0.19
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	8	3	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	20	21	20	19	19	21	22	20	20	20	19	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	22	20	21	20	19	19	21	22	20	20	20	19	18	18	17	15	14	14	14	15	15	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	16	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.3 NE	-	-	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	0.2 NNW	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	-	-	0.2 E	0.1 W	0.4 NE	0.3 NE
Period (s)	18	18	17	16	16	12	13	11	3	-	-	4	5	4	3	4	-	-	5	6	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.2 N	0.4 ENE	0.4 N	0.4 NNW	0.8 NNE	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.5 N	0.5 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	-	-	-	-	5	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Wednesday 13	Thursday 14
	4:30PM	5:30PM	6:30PM	7:30PM	8:30PM	9:30PM	10:30PM	11:30PM	0:30AM	1:30AM	2:30AM	3:30AM	4:30AM	5:30AM	6:30AM	7:30AM	8:30AM	9:30AM	10:30AM	11:30AM	12:30PM	1:30PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	19	19	18
Energy	77	83	82	59	59	77	75	75	91	89	87	111	125	142	142	166	247	282	282	740	682	841
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									12:01AM 0.55													12:32PM 0.85
Low Tide / height (m)				6:52PM 0.37											5:37AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	22	22	22	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	20	19	20	20	19	20	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	22	22	22	22	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	20	19	20	20	19	20	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	16	16	16	19	19	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	7	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	12	12	12	12	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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