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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	Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wed
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	5	5	6	5	9	7	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 NNW	2.4 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.1 NE	3.0 NNW	2.1 N	1.8 N	2.1 ENE	2.3 ENE
Period(s)	14	14	13	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	7	9	10	10	8	11	10	10	12	11
Energy	3783	3309	5756	3134	10207	6115	3868	1725	1220	1237	580	674	260	968	1155	1681	1141	2254	1128	1118	1233	1783
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:41AM 1.86		9:34PM 1.85	9:58AM 1.85	12:38PM 1.78	12:56AM 1.75		2:37PM 1.73	2:56AM 1.64			2:16AM 1.74	10:36AM 3.13		10:35PM 2.83	10:53AM 2.78	3:26PM 1.71	11:13PM 2.84	11:50AM 3.10	12:15PM 2.02	6:27PM 1.49	5:52AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)				3:46AM 0.41		6:40PM 0.36	6:57AM 0.33		9:00PM 0.32	7:38AM 0.34	5:33PM 0.46	8:05PM 0.40	4:28AM 1.04	4:47PM 1.06		4:47AM 0.48			5:38AM 1.05		12:50AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	27	8	3	6	-
High °C	7	9	6	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	8	14	16	15	16	14	16	15	15	14	12
Low °C	7	9	5	6	11	8	8	10	9	8	10	7	12	14	15	15	13	15	15	15	13	12
Chill °C (?)	5	8	3	10	8	9	10	11	9	10	10	6	13	16	15	16	14	16	15	14	14	11
Sunrise	8:02	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:12	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:52
Sunset	-	5:04	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 NNW	2.4 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.8 NE	3.0 NNW	2.1 N	1.8 N	2.1 ENE	2.3 ENE
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	7	9	10	10	8	11	10	10	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	-	-	1.7 SW	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.1 S	0.6 SSE	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 NW	1.1 NW	1.0 W	0.3 S	0.1 S
Period (s)	11	12	-	-	14	12	11	11	10	-	9	9	12	12	12	12	13	11	9	8	10	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.7 NE	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	2.1 NE	-	-	-	-	1.8 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	13	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	5	2	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	8

	Wednesday 27					Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shag Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	5	5	5	9	9	6	9	9	5	9	9	9	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	12
Energy	3783	3399	3309	9158	8705	5756	9576	12048	3134	9686	10207	13143	6940	6115	5431	3105	3868	3210	1725	1535	1360	1220
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:41AM 1.86				9:34PM 1.85					12:38PM 1.78				12:56AM 1.75				2:37PM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)	6:02AM 0.20				6:13PM 0.31								6:40PM 0.36				6:57AM 0.33				9:00PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	7	7	9	9	7	5	5	8	6	9	11	11	11	10	10	11	8	11	11	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	5	5	8	6	4	2	2	7	4	6	8	9	9	8	8	10	6	10	11	10	9	8
Sunrise	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	1.7 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	12	-	-	11	-	-	14	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	-	0.9 NW	-	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	14	14	13	14	14	-	5	-	15	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 27																	Thursday 28
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	5	5	5	9	9	6	9	9	5	9	9	9	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Energy	3077	3077	3783	3724	3673	3399	5035	3177	3309	3523	4388	9158	9594	8514	8705	5127	5529	5756	5941	9293	9576	9790
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						11:41AM 1.86		1:14PM 1.76								9:34PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)	6:04AM 0.97												6:12PM 0.31									3:46AM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	11	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Chill °C (?)	3	3	5	4	4	5	6	11	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sunrise	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	2.4 S	2.5 S	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.7 SW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	14

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