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

	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 01
	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
Rating	5	4	8	8	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.0 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	5.0 E	4.0 ENE	3.5 E	3.5 ENE	3.0 E	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	16
Energy(?)	5764	3110	6019	6386	6011	5020	3023	1376	2004	1622	1575	1422	6248	4432	3141	3448	2439	1195
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:24PM 1:01AM	1:36AM	11:21AM		2:15AM		2:47PM	2:13AM		3:39PM			1:44PM	1:35AM		3:08PM
Low Tide / height (m)			7:33PM	5:19AM	5:38PM 4:43AM	8:12PM	8:33AM	7:14AM	8:05PM	9:21AM		9:49PM	7:43AM		7:14PM	7:59AM		9:14PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	18	8	10	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	13	15	15	16	15	17	11
Low °C	7	16	6	10	16	15	15	16	14	13	15	10	14	15	15	15	16	8
Chill °C (?)	4	17	5	8	15	15	16	16	16	15	16	12	13	14	15	13	16	9
Sunrise	7:41	-	-	7:43	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:48	-	-
Sunset	-	5:49	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:17	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.3 SW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	4.5 ENE	4.0 ENE	3.5 E	3.5 ENE	3.0 E	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 S	0.8 NNE	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	13	13	12	11	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 WSW	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5.0 E	4.0 ENE	1.2 S	-	1.8 S	-
Period (s)	14	-	15	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	11	5	-	6	-

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	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	5	6	5	5	4	8	10	8	8	9	8	7	6	7	7	7	6	6
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	3930	4323	5764	2383	3110	10076	9525	6019	6452	7343	6386	5631	6011	5199	5512	5020	3167	3336
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	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	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	1:01AM 1.97			10:47AM 3.37					12:50AM 1.96							11:08PM 2.24
Low Tide / height (m)			7:14AM 0.31				7:33PM 0.42				7:51AM 0.36			5:36PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	1	-	2	1	-	-	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	6	7	7	18	18	7	7	6	8	8	10	10	16	15	16	16	11	15
Chill °C (?)	2	4	4	18	17	4	4	3	6	5	8	8	15	14	15	15	10	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.1 SW	4.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.3 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	11	11	14	14	14	16	15	16	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	-	-	1.5 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	0.1 N	-	-	1.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	13	9	-	-	8	8	-	11	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	14	5	-	15	15	15	-	15	14	14	-	-	-	-	-	-