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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Sat
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Nicks Point Southland	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Porridge Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	4	5	5	7	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	3	5	6	5	4	4	5	5	7	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 W	2.3 W	1.2 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 WSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 W	1.6 WSW	1.3 SW	1.5 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	2.1 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	1.2 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.4 SW	4.0 WSW
Period(s)	8	9	12	12	15	12	13	7	13	12	11	20	13	12	12	14	16	14	13	15	15	14
Energy	1135	1077	409	3318	5350	1053	1688	604	857	913	1085	955	377	1488	3464	4114	1202	1277	2949	4544	844	6229
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	on	off	off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	9:33AM 1.77		11:25PM 1.81	7:51AM 1.84		8:32PM 1.84	8:51AM 1.89		8:39PM 1.81	9:01AM 1.90	12:33PM 1.75	12:55AM 1.77			1:22AM 1.85		1:43PM 1.87	10:06PM 3.15	4:29AM 1.28		2:39AM 1.81	5:25AM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)		1:08PM 0.39			2:13PM 0.36	2:41AM 0.45		3:09PM 0.32	2:49AM 0.55			6:38PM 0.20	7:00AM 0.21	3:54PM 0.45	7:06PM 0.23	6:19AM 0.50			10:42AM 0.21	4:32PM 0.83	8:27PM 0.30	11:36AM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	3	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	19	19	14	13	13	14	18	13	14	13	14	15	12	11	10	14	14	13	16	14	16
Low °C	13	16	14	13	12	12	13	14	12	13	13	12	11	10	9	8	14	12	9	16	13	14
Chill °C (?)	17	19	19	12	11	12	13	18	12	13	11	14	14	9	8	8	14	14	12	15	13	16
Sunrise	7:39	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:48
Sunset	-	5:55	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:45	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	-	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	0.8 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 SW	0.7 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	1.2 WSW	3.0 SW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	8	10	12	13	-	12	13	10	13	12	21	11	13	17	16	14	11	14	13	15	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.1 E	-	-	-	1.6 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.1 N	0.6 SSE	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.1 SE	1.2 WSW	0.1 N	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	14	14	9	-	-	-	10	13	13	8	11	20	18	-	-	10	16	12	16	15	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 W	2.3 W	0.5 W	3.0 SW	3.5 WSW	-	1.0 W	1.8 W	-	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	-	0.4 NNW	2.1 SW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0 WSW
Period (s)	8	9	3	12	15	-	4	7	-	8	11	-	3	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	14

	Saturday 25							Sunday 26								Monday 27
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	7	7	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.0 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	8	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	16	14	14	14	15	16	14	13	12
Energy	3603	4402	1064	1095	1077	1277	3374	3618	1106	1088	3318	6722	6485	3968	5046	3197	3242	1296	3054	1075	3363	1183
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State	-	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)							7:30PM 1.81					10:51AM 1.71				9:47PM 2.25
Low Tide / height (m)					1:08PM 0.39				12:54AM 0.67										7:30AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	5	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	12	13	17	19	16	14	12	13	12	14	13	12	14	10	13	11	12	13	14	17	12
Chill °C (?)	12	11	12	17	19	15	13	10	13	12	12	12	11	13	9	13	10	12	13	14	17	11
Sunrise	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 SW	0.9 SW	1.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 SW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	14	14	14	15	16	14	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.9 SW	0.3 E	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	-	-	1.1 S	-
Period (s)	9	8	9	14	14	13	14	12	20	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 WSW	-	2.3 W	2.3 W	2.5 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	14	-	8	9	9	12	12	-	-	12	13	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-

	Saturday 25
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	7	7	5	6	5	5	4	5	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 W	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.1 W	1.7 SSW	1.1 W	3.0 WSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s)	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	13	12	14	14	14	12	13
Energy	4461	897	1665	641	4574	4402	4402	1135	1709	1575	648	657	657	1278	2497	1632	2142	593	1070	563	2301	777
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	cross	off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)							6:41AM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	11	12	17	18	18	14	18	19	18	13	13	12	16	12
Chill °C (?)	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	12	10	12	16	17	17	14	17	19	17	13	13	12	14	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 E	1.3 SW	2.0 SSW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.0 SW	1.6 WSW	0.1 E	1.1 W	1.7 SSW	1.1 W	0.1 E	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	9	14	15	14	14	14	14	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	13	9	14	14	14	9	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.9 SSW	0.3 E	-	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 N	0.2 E	0.1 W	0.1 S	1.0 W	0.3 WNW	1.0 W	-	0.2 E
Period (s)	9	10	9	-	8	8	8	14	8	8	9	9	9	10	9	22	11	7	4	7	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	1.4 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.2 W	2.5 WSW	-	0.5 NW	-	3.0 WSW	0.8 NW
Period (s)	15	-	-	-	14	14	14	8	6	6	3	3	3	6	12	9	12	-	4	-	12	4

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