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

	Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29
	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	6	7	6	5	7	5	5	5	9	7	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	16	16	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	13
Energy(?)	3424	5076	3789	1980	5286	1641	2424	3285	7302	5587	3111	5020	3532	1318	1524	1979	1533	1077
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		12:13PM	9:32PM		3:12PM			3:51PM		6:05AM	2:09PM		12:13PM	4:18PM 1:30PM	1:36AM	6:01AM		1:15AM
Low Tide / height (m)				8:57AM		9:42PM	8:42AM		11:57PM			11:28PM	8:33AM		7:27PM		12:24PM	7:06PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	5	5	5	2	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	16	15	13	11	9	18	17	9	14	15	15	16	16	13	13	16	13
Low °C	16	16	11	10	9	6	18	16	7	13	14	14	15	16	9	9	14	12
Chill °C (?)	18	16	13	11	9	6	18	16	6	12	14	14	15	16	12	12	16	11
Sunrise	6:58	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	5:49	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:46	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 WSW	1.3 SW	2.1 SW	2.4 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	15	16	16	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NNE	-	0.2 E	-	0.7 SW	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	-	10	-	7	7	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.1 WNW	3.5 WSW	1.8 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	14	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

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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	6	6	6	6	7	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WNW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	9	14	13	15
Energy(?)	3788	3597	3424	3114	5076	6308	4617	3789	1622	1240	1980	1079	5286	1016	1090	1641	1919	2150
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	low
High Tide / height (m)					2:34PM 2.08					4:38AM 1.62			12:48PM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)							7:49PM 0.60				6:45AM 0.29	9:43AM 0.90				9:42PM 0.38		4:43AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	4	-	2
Temp. °C	14	14	16	16	16	15	13	12	14	14	13	15	11	9	13	8	6	17
Chill °C (?)	13	13	16	16	16	14	11	11	12	12	11	14	9	6	13	5	2	17
Sunrise	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 SSW	1.3 SW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WNW	2.1 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW
Period (s)	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	14	14	9	14	13	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.3 NNE	0.3 SE	-	0.2 S	-	0.2 E	1.2 NE	1.1 NE	-	0.8 ENE	0.7 SW	0.2 ESE	1.4 WSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	-
Period (s)	12	13	12	11	-	11	-	10	6	6	-	6	7	8	15	7	7	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	1.4 NE	-	1.1 WNW	1.6 NE	3.5 WSW	1.7 W	-	1.8 W	1.6 WNW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	12	12	-	-	-	9	-	-	7	-	10	6	14	8	-	6	6	4