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.
South Island New Zealand Wavefinder
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 13 | S 14 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 6982 | 11179 | 5007 | 5116 | 5481 | 6156 | 5927 | 3019 | 1127 | 946 | 2142 | 997 | 1622 | 1759 | 1272 | 581 | 492 | 467 | 1057 | 2796 | 5988 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:43PM2.00m | 2:33AM2.07m | 6:06AM1.91m | 6:35PM1.89m | 8:45AM1.69m | 9:11PM1.67m | 10:26AM1.47m | 5:28PM1.78m | 8:26PM1.68m | 7:39AM2.17m | 6:29PM1.74m | 5:33AM2.71m | 6:36PM1.64m | 9:37AM2.12m | 7:41PM1.66m | ||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.35m | 12:25PM0.16m | 00:54AM0.24m | 3:44PM0.13m | 4:14AM0.13m | 2:43AM0.40m | 12:19PM0.60m | 00:52AM0.60m | 11:43AM1.41m | 00:55AM0.83m | 3:21AM0.85m | 5:02PM0.55m | 2:00AM0.83m | ||||||||
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mm | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Max °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Min °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Chill °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 | 7:54 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SSW 17 | WSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 6982 | 11179 | 5007 | 5116 | 5481 | 6156 | 5927 | 3019 | 1127 | 946 | 278 | 997 | 1622 | 1759 | 1272 | 581 | 492 | 438 | 1057 | 2796 | 5988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 834 | 569 | — | 331 | 242 | 181 | 129 | 125 | 55 | 71 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 467 | 575 | 327 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | WSW 10 | W 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNW 5 | E 5 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2142 | 66 | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 12 | 47 | — | — |
Sea °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
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