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

	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18
	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 (?)	1.7 S	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	17	16	15	15	15	12	13	11	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14
Energy(?)	603	4372	5073	3666	3308	3700	1233	4176	2641	4639	6455	3244	2670	3035	3344	3165	3510	2644
Wind (km/h)	20	10	5	10	15	5	20	10	10	10	20	10	5	20	15	20	10	10
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off
High Tide / height (m)			1:13PM	1:19PM	1:41AM	12:39AM 12:23PM	1:19PM		1:49PM	1:49PM	1:26AM	1:26AM				1:46PM	2:56AM	2:56AM
Low Tide / height (m)	12:32PM	12:58PM			7:29PM		7:49AM	7:49AM			7:16PM	7:16PM 6:40PM	7:27AM	7:03AM			8:41PM	8:41PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	9	18	2	6	6	1	-	6	9	-	5	2	-	2	1	2	-
High °C	16	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	11	11	14	9	13	14	7	12	11	12
Low °C	15	10	9	9	9	11	11	12	10	11	12	7	12	13	6	9	11	10
Chill °C (?)	14	11	10	10	9	11	10	13	10	10	12	7	12	13	4	10	10	12
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:05	-	-
Sunset	-	8:59	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:34	-	-	9:02	-	-	8:35	-	-	8:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 S	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	3.5 W	2.3 W	3.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	-	-	3.0 W	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	10	17	16	15	15	15	12	13	11	12	14	14	14	14	-	-	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	-	2.5 NW	-	1.4 N	3.0 NW	-	1.1 NW	0.1 W	-	-	-	1.0 NNW	1.2 NNW	-	-	0.1 N	0.5 NNW
Period (s)	9	-	9	-	9	10	-	10	19	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	11	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 N	-	3.5 W	4.0 W	3.5 W	-	-	-	3.0 W	3.0 W	-	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	11	13	14	-	-	-	13	13	-	-
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Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 S	1.6 S	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	2.0 W	2.2 W
Period(s) (?)	10	11	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	12	12
Energy(?)	603	595	4372	4025	3607	5073	3260	3416	3666	3286	3308	3406	3933	3700	3987	3287	1233	1392
Wind (km/h)	20	10	10	5	5	5	10	15	10	5	15	10	5	5	10	10	20	15
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	ebb	low	high	ebb	low	high	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	high	ebb	ebb	low	flow
High Tide / height (m)			1:13PM 2.03			12:39AM 2.17	1:41AM 2.09				1:08PM 2.06			12:55AM 2.71
Low Tide / height (m)		12:58PM 0.23			7:29PM 0.23				7:43AM 0.30				7:06PM 0.32				8:22AM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	mod. rain	cloudy	some clouds	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	9	-	-	7	-	-	1	1	2	4	2	2	2	-	-	1
Temp. °C	15	18	10	11	10	10	8	7	9	11	11	9	9	11	11	9	11	12
Chill °C (?)	14	18	9	10	9	9	6	5	8	10	9	8	8	11	10	8	9	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:49	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.6 S	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WNW	3.0 W	2.0 W	2.2 W
Period (s)	10	11	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	11	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	-	-	-	2.5 NW	-	-	-	-	1.4 N	1.4 NNW	2.2 NNW	3.0 NW	-	1.4 NNW	-	0.6 W
Period (s)	9	9	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	10	-	10	-	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NW	0.3 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	0.8 N	2.5 NW
Period (s)	6	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	4	8
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