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

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	Sat		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Sat
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Bluecliffs Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Dinner Plates Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland
Rating	4	1	1	2	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 SW	0.5 NE	0.3 SSW	1.2 NNE	0.1 S	1.7 SSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 W	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SSW	2.2 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SW	1.3 ENE	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 NW	0.7 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	6	10	8	17	9	12	11	11	11	10	10	14	13	13	14	6	14	13	8	10	10
Energy(?)	383	25	25	197	10	685	1757	1099	648	628	326	290	945	1699	623	961	271	194	249	324	93	2195
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	off	cross- on	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		8:02PM 2.18	8:28AM 2.13		9:00PM 2.13	10:48AM 1.57		12:00AM 1.51			2:05AM 1.89		2:29PM 1.67	7:54PM 1.21		3:14PM 1.68	2:07AM 1.66		4:13PM 1.44	10:30PM 2.98	4:29AM 1.57	4:59PM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)		2:18AM 0.73		1:08PM 0.60	3:11AM 0.85	4:33AM 0.52			8:11AM 0.31	1:38PM 0.86	7:48PM 0.68	8:29AM 0.75		2:20AM 0.62	9:12AM 0.49		7:38PM 0.41	8:09AM 0.45			10:57AM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	mod. rain
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	11	4	7
High °C	21	23	30	28	18	14	16	14	21	21	14	14	15	13	14	14	17	19	19	19	15	14
Low °C	21	21	26	26	11	12	16	12	18	21	13	13	14	13	14	14	16	17	19	18	15	13
Chill °C (?)	21	23	30	28	18	12	15	13	21	21	12	14	14	12	14	13	17	19	19	19	14	12
Sunrise	-	-	5:54	-	-	6:03	-	-	5:58	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18	-
Sunset	9:42	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:13	-	-	8:45	-	-	9:34	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:37
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SW	0.5 NE	0.3 SSW	1.2 NNE	0.4 NE	0.7 S	1.9 WNW	1.9 W	1.6 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	2.2 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.5 SW	1.0 E	0.9 NNW	0.7 WSW	1.1 NW	0.7 SSW	1.9 S
Period (s)	14	6	10	8	10	13	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	14	6	6	13	8	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.2 E	0.4 WSW	0.1 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 N	1.1 NW	0.1 NE	0.2 NNE	0.7 SSE	0.5 SW	1.2 SSW	-	0.6 NE	0.4 NW	0.4 SSW	0.5 WSW	0.3 NW	0.6 WNW	0.1 NW	0.1 W
Period (s)	12	7	8	5	17	10	11	10	9	15	9	16	14	-	7	11	14	14	10	11	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.5 WNW	1.3 W	0.6 NW	1.7 SSW	2.0 WSW	-	0.6 NE	1.8 NE	1.1 WSW	-	0.9 WSW	-	-	1.0 NE	1.3 ENE	-	1.0 NNW	-	0.3 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	2	2	3	5	3	9	12	-	4	6	5	-	4	-	-	4	6	-	6	-	4	10

	Saturday 10			Sunday 11								Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Possums Reef Otago	Blackhead Wairarapa	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Paekakariki Wellington	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	1	5	2	2	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.4 W	1.1 SW	0.7 N	0.9 ENE	0.3 SSW	3.5 WNW	1.3 NNE	1.4 NNE	1.9 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.9 W	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	13	6	8	12	11	8	8	14	8	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	11
Energy(?)	1172	1443	1242	1179	1584	420	61	106	42	3397	249	232	1637	833	1535	3496	3180	2056	1323	1099	1420	1072
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			8:02PM 2.18					10:29AM 1.53		5:49PM 2.19		12:26AM 1.88		4:57AM 1.28		12:51PM 1.71					1:37AM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)	1:51PM 0.72			12:39AM 0.53	2:18AM 0.73													5:17PM 0.45	7:26PM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	heavy rain	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	5	3	-	-	-	-	15	-	3	5	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	21	20	17	17	19	25	22	30	15	23	18	10	15	12	12	16	17	14	13	12	12
Chill °C (?)	20	21	20	16	16	19	25	22	30	15	23	18	7	14	12	11	15	17	13	13	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58
Sunset	-	9:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:29	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.7 SW	-	1.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.3 SSW	-	1.3 NNE	1.4 NNE	0.9 NNE	-	0.4 SSE	2.5 SSW	2.1 S	1.9 S	2.4 SSW	1.9 W	2.3 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	10	13	13	13	-	13	14	8	12	-	8	8	10	-	12	10	11	10	11	11	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.4 WNW	-	1.7 WSW	-	0.8 ENE	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 E	-	0.5 W	0.1 S	0.1 E	-	0.3 NE	0.4 NNE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	1.1 NW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	13	9	-	13	-	6	7	13	7	-	4	13	15	-	7	7	10	10	8	10	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 WNW	-	1.3 WNW	-	2.4 W	1.1 WNW	0.7 N	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	3.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 NW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	-	-	0.5 NE	0.4 NNE
Period (s)	8	-	9	-	12	5	6	4	4	11	4	4	14	8	10	10	10	10	-	-	3	3

	Saturday 10										Sunday 11
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Possums Reef Otago	Blackhead Wairarapa	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Paekakariki Wellington	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	1	5	2	2	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.0 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	0.5 S	0.5 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.7 N	2.3 NW	1.1 N	2.0 N	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	2.5 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	14	13	14	7	5	10	14	8	8	5	7	4	6	13	13	9	7	13	12
Energy(?)	1121	1290	1172	372	1573	1057	47	18	57	599	78	98	222	535	58	311	48	48	52	901	97	95
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)											11:36PM 1.90
Low Tide / height (m)	1:51PM 0.72
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
High °C	18	20	20	20	21	20	25	21	23	18	22	22	20	17	21	20	20	19	19	18	20	20
Chill °C (?)	18	20	20	20	21	20	25	21	23	18	22	22	19	16	21	19	20	19	18	17	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 SW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	1.5 WNW	0.8 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.4 SSW	0.1 NW	0.1 E	0.4 SSW	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	14	13	14	7	14	10	8	8	8	9	14	7	12	6	6	9	14	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.1 SW	1.4 WNW	0.1 E	0.4 NE	0.5 ENE	0.1 NE	0.8 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 E	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	13	12	9	11	7	5	8	14	8	8	14	8	14	7	13	13	14	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.3 NW	1.0 WNW	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.4 N	0.9 W	-	-	-	1.7 N	2.3 NW	1.1 N	2.0 N	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	3.0 NW	2.5 NW	3.5 NW	3.5 NW
Period (s)	-	8	8	2	8	5	3	3	4	-	-	-	5	7	4	6	2	2	7	7	7	8

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