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

	Mon		Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Mon
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Blackhead Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 NNE	1.4 WSW	2.4 NNE	1.7 SW	3.0 ENE	2.2 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 NNE	1.0 E	1.5 ENE	1.7 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.6 W	5.0 ENE	3.5 E	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	9	12	10	13	8	9	10	10	10	14	14	14	14	14	10	10	10	9	11	13	13	10
Energy(?)	1003	527	1504	1810	1176	886	1679	1339	1264	925	1108	345	507	841	272	662	778	1285	946	9030	5908	1475
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		1:45AM 1.86		2:22PM 1.72	2:36AM 1.70	3:36AM 1.75	4:13PM 1.69		3:27AM 1.61	4:01PM 1.59		6:51AM 1.68	5:13PM 1.55	11:22PM 1.39	10:23AM 1.39		12:07AM 1.40	10:30AM 1.55			11:08AM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)		7:41PM 0.44	8:08AM 0.55		8:31PM 0.60	9:58AM 0.62		10:25PM 0.78	9:49AM 0.72		10:09PM 0.71				4:12AM 0.51	5:47PM 0.34		4:24AM 0.54			5:27AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	4	32	15	1
High °C	17	13	16	16	14	21	20	14	17	16	13	14	17	13	19	20	17	18	15	19	16	14
Low °C	17	10	15	15	13	19	19	12	14	15	12	13	15	12	17	20	16	16	15	18	15	14
Chill °C (?)	17	11	15	15	12	21	20	13	17	15	12	14	17	12	19	20	16	18	14	18	15	13
Sunrise	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:58	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:43	-
Sunset	6:27	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:06	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:06
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 NNE	1.4 WSW	1.1 SW	1.7 SW	0.3 SSW	2.2 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	0.8 W	0.9 WSW	1.1 NNE	1.0 E	1.5 ENE	0.8 NE	3.0 ENE	1.6 W	5.0 ENE	3.5 E	2.5 W
Period (s)	9	12	14	13	13	9	10	10	10	14	14	7	14	14	10	10	13	9	11	13	13	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	-	0.1 W	1.6 E	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	0.7 NNE	0.9 NNE	0.9 WSW	0.7 W	0.9 WSW	0.6 ENE	-	0.1 SW	0.1 S	1.5 NNW	-	1.4 SW	0.6 W
Period (s)	12	-	17	8	9	10	13	14	13	11	14	14	7	9	5	-	12	14	8	-	8	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 E	2.4 NNE	2.0 E	3.0 ENE	1.2 N	-	0.4 NW	0.4 W	1.4 W	1.1 W	-	-	0.3 N	1.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE	-	-	-	3.0 SW	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	-	3	10	8	8	5	-	3	4	7	7	-	-	6	5	6	10	-	-	-	8	3

	Monday 06			Tuesday 07								Wednesday 08								Thursday 09
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WSW	1.6 N	2.1 NNE	2.0 NNE	2.2 NNE	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.3 N	2.4 ENE	2.5 N	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period(s) (?)	13	9	10	10	10	14	14	14	10	10	10	8	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy(?)	345	552	1071	1026	1187	796	807	857	2295	1306	1083	1223	1302	1837	3212	1148	1101	1384	1313	1042	1120	1251
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	low	high	low	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)	1:07PM 2.92				1:55AM 1.79				2:22PM 1.72				2:26AM 1.76		7:34AM 1.40	9:26AM 1.31			7:16PM 1.58	9:01PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)			7:51PM 0.51					9:12AM 0.51			8:21PM 0.54	10:48PM 0.73		3:23AM 0.31							2:02AM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	some clouds	heavy rain	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	8	-	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	16	16	15	16	10	11	15	15	14	14	13	15	16	14	21	22	17	14	18	15	12
Chill °C (?)	20	16	15	14	15	8	9	15	14	13	13	12	14	15	13	21	22	17	13	17	15	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	6:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	1.6 N	2.1 NNE	2.0 NNE	2.2 NNE	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.5 WSW	3.0 N	2.5 N	2.3 N	1.8 E	0.4 WSW	2.2 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.8 ENE
Period (s)	13	9	10	10	10	14	14	14	10	10	10	8	13	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 N	0.6 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	-	1.1 SW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.2 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.3 SW
Period (s)	8	12	12	12	12	7	7	-	14	14	14	13	-	12	13	10	10	14	14	15	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 ESE	-	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	2.4 ENE	2.5 N	2.5 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.6 NNE	1.6 NNE	-	-	0.6 NNW	-	0.7 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	2	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	8	10	9	10	6	6	-	-	4	-	4

	Monday 06											Tuesday 07
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WSW	1.3 N	1.8 NNE	1.8 NNE	2.0 NNE	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.1 NNE	1.5 N	1.5 N	1.6 SW	1.6 N	1.3 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	2.1 NE	2.1 ENE	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	10	6	10	6	6	14	14	7	6	14
Energy(?)	328	442	1003	1007	1039	483	483	483	1071	493	501	1224	562	219	35	257	272	1165	1176	460	348	1255
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		1:32PM 1.89																5:51AM 1.60		7:39AM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	18	17	17	17	16	15	14	16	15	15	13	14	15	13	14	14	13	13	15	13	15
Chill °C (?)	20	18	17	17	17	15	14	13	15	14	15	10	13	14	12	13	13	11	11	13	10	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WSW	1.3 N	1.8 NNE	1.8 NNE	2.0 NNE	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	2.1 NNE	1.5 N	1.5 N	1.6 SW	1.6 N	0.5 ENE	0.4 S	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.5 S	0.7 SW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	13	9	9	9	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	10	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 N	0.8 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	-	-	1.1 SW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.3 S	0.5 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 S
Period (s)	7	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	12	12	12	9	12	10	10	10	10	9	9	5	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.6 E	-	-	-	2.0 E	-	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.1 NE	2.1 ENE	2.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	-	-	-	7	-	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	7

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