South Island New Zealand Surf

Detailed South Island 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 South Island 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 South Island New Zealand. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in South Island New Zealand over the next 7 days. Surf photos from South Island New Zealand and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

7 day 48 hour

	Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 S	2.0 SW	1.8 S	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.9 SSW	2.0 S	1.8 S	2.1 N	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	5.0 NNW	4.0 NNW	2.4 N	2.3 NE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	10	11	12	14	16	14	13	12	12	10	10	10	12	12	10	10
Energy(?)	1079	1017	696	1121	1932	4025	3475	1656	1211	1117	857	847	688	1696	6678	3760	1193	1090
Wind (km/h)	10	10	5	15	10	10	15	10	5	10	15	15	15	10	30	15	10	15
Wind State(?)	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:18AM		1:06AM			10:19PM		2:29PM	2:03AM		12:47PM 10:20AM			2:26PM	2:43AM		4:47PM
Low Tide / height (m)		3:34PM	7:02PM	7:14AM	4:13PM		8:10AM 6:39AM		8:30PM	8:49AM		9:36PM	7:47AM		8:39PM	6:51AM 3:19PM		11:04PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	20	4	-	1
High °C	6	6	7	6	9	7	9	9	7	10	9	10	11	13	13	14	13	12
Low °C	6	6	5	3	8	6	7	7	5	6	9	9	8	10	11	13	13	12
Chill °C (?)	4	4	5	3	7	5	7	8	6	9	7	8	10	12	11	13	12	11
Sunrise	7:16	-	-	7:43	-	-	6:58	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:20	-	-
Sunset	-	5:55	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:36	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:50	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 S	2.0 SW	1.8 S	2.2 SSW	1.7 S	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.1 S	1.9 SSW	2.0 S	1.8 S	0.6 SW	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	0.2 WSW	4.0 NNW	2.4 N	2.3 NE
Period (s)	12	12	10	11	11	14	16	14	13	12	12	13	10	10	16	12	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	1.2 SSE	0.3 E	0.1 NE	0.8 S	0.2 WNW	-	0.1 E	0.2 E	0.4 E	0.5 E	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	-	0.3 WSW	-	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	15	7	-	16	18	16	16	19	13	17	-	15	-	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 S	-	-	-	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 N	0.4 E	-	5.0 NNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	3	-	12	-	-	-
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Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.0 S	1.4 S	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	2.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 S	2.3 S	3.0 SSW	1.9 S	2.2 S
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	14	15	14	15	15
Energy(?)	1197	1005	1079	510	1017	1046	703	696	524	515	1121	585	1932	1597	2258	4025	1675	2233
Wind (km/h)	0	5	10	5	10	5	10	5	10	10	15	5	10	5	10	10	10	10
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	on	on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	ebb	low	low	flow	ebb	low	low	flow	high	ebb	flow	flow	ebb	ebb	low	high	high	ebb
High Tide / height (m)									12:26AM 1.64							10:19PM 1.89	1:52AM 1.33
Low Tide / height (m)		3:03AM 0.85	6:30AM 0.31			3:19PM 0.72	7:11PM 0.30								6:24PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	4	3	6	6	6	6	7	7	3	3	3	8	9	6	6	7	7	7
Chill °C (?)	4	3	4	5	4	5	5	6	0	0	-1	8	7	6	3	5	5	5
Sunrise	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.6 S	1.4 S	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	2.2 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 S	2.0 S	2.3 S	3.0 SSW	1.9 S	2.2 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	12	11	14	15	14	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 S	1.2 S	0.4 E	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.3 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 WNW	0.2 E	-
Period (s)	10	10	9	11	9	9	11	9	10	9	9	10	15	10	10	7	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	2.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-
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