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

	Wed		Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tue
	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	7	6	5	5	6	5	8	10	8	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.3 SW	3.5 WSW	2.3 SW	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 E
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	13	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	10
Energy(?)	5076	3789	1198	2173	4441	2169	9898	9059	6415	3418	3214	3563	2944	2004	1915	1623	1094	1203
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)				3:12PM	4:18PM	5:20AM	4:30PM	10:45PM	4:28AM	12:03PM	2:15AM		2:47PM 12:27AM			12:47PM		3:53AM
Low Tide / height (m)		9:01PM	8:04AM		11:16PM	11:29AM			10:41AM		8:12PM	8:33AM		12:08AM	6:46AM		9:49PM	10:19AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	25	1	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	11	13	6	18	8	8	11	14	11	16	18	16	14	16	12	18
Low °C	16	12	11	12	6	17	7	6	9	14	9	16	17	15	10	15	11	17
Chill °C (?)	16	13	9	11	2	18	5	5	9	13	11	16	18	16	13	16	10	17
Sunrise	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:03
Sunset	5:49	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.3 SW	1.1 SW	2.3 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.3 SW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.4 E
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	11	15	16	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 E	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 SW	-	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	1.2 SW
Period (s)	-	10	7	7	14	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	24	-	-	-	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 N	1.1 NE	1.9 WSW	3.5 WSW	0.7 WNW	5.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	0.8 SSE	-	-	-	0.4 N	2.5 E
Period (s)	-	4	7	6	13	4	15	15	14	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	3	10

	Wednesday 24	Thursday 25	Friday 26
	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	7	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	8	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.8 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	13	15	16	14	13	13	13	15	14	15	15
Energy(?)	5076	6308	4617	3789	1622	1240	1198	1014	2173	2058	5524	4441	4308	1155	2169	2492	9898	10209
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	low	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)						4:38AM 1.62		9:54AM 2.32					1:01AM 1.97	3:48AM 1.73		10:47AM 3.37	1:24PM 1.97
Low Tide / height (m)			7:49PM 0.60							5:04PM 0.53	6:57PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	5	2	-	-	1	2	1
Temp. °C	16	15	13	13	13	14	11	19	13	16	6	6	6	6	18	17	8	7
Chill °C (?)	16	15	11	12	11	12	9	19	11	16	2	3	2	2	18	16	5	4
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:00	-	-	-
Sunset	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SW	2.3 SW	2.0 WSW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.8 SW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	13	15	16	14	11	10	13	15	14	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.3 ENE	-	0.2 E	1.1 NE	0.3 ESE	0.8 ENE	1.1 SW	0.8 ENE	-	0.6 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 ENE	-	-	1.4 SSW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	-	9	-	10	6	13	7	18	7	-	12	14	14	8	-	-	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.7 N	1.3 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.4 NNE	1.9 WSW	0.7 NW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WSW	5.0 WSW	5.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	4	6	6	7	12	6	4	14	13	13	6	4	4	15	15