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 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wed
	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
Rating	9	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	5.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	16	13	16	13	13
Energy(?)	8666	5168	3788	2782	1594	1429	1045	3305	5812	3953	1405	1618	3136	3253	1060	1068	2026	2053
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:58PM	9:15AM		9:45PM	9:56AM	12:27PM	12:47AM			10:54PM	11:29PM		9:10PM	9:25AM		9:43PM
Low Tide / height (m)			3:10AM	3:32PM		3:52AM		6:27PM	6:48AM			7:24AM	3:25PM 12:56AM		3:21AM	3:33PM		9:07AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	6	1	-	4	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	12	12	8	8	15	16	13	14	15	13	18	10	8	15	14	12	12
Low °C	14	12	9	8	7	14	14	10	12	13	10	18	10	8	10	13	9	9
Chill °C (?)	13	10	10	6	7	14	15	11	13	14	12	18	8	5	15	14	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	7:24	-	-	6:56	-	-	7:35	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:37
Sunset	6:06	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:47	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	4.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 WSW	3.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.1 SW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	14	13	16	13	16	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.1 S	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.2 S	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.3 N	-	1.4 SSW	0.2 ENE	-	0.1 W	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	9	9	9	5	6	13	-	-	10	11	-	16	9	-	24	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	5.0 WSW	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	0.7 NW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	0.5 N	1.0 S	2.0 WSW	0.6 WNW	0.3 NE	-	-	0.4 N
Period (s)	14	13	-	-	-	-	3	6	13	13	3	8	13	4	9	-	-	3

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	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating	9	10	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	12
Energy(?)	8666	8087	5168	5168	5355	4915	3788	3257	2782	1279	2023	1594	1280	1255	1429	1027	1045	2591
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				9:02PM 1.74				11:48AM 1.67							7:38AM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)						3:10AM 0.62				4:45PM 0.64			1:50AM 1.04				1:51PM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	1	-	-	-	2	10	4	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	14	12	12	12	12	12	9	8	8	8	8	16	12	14	15	16	12
Chill °C (?)	13	12	10	10	10	10	10	6	6	8	8	7	15	10	12	14	15	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 WSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.1 S	-	1.1 S	-	0.4 SW	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	13	-	9	-	5	5	6	6	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW	-	2.5 W	-	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	-	-	-	0.5 S	3.0 SW
Period (s)	14	13	-	13	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	3	12