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 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			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	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	9	9	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 W
Period(s)	13	17	16	14	13	14	16	14	12	18	17	18	14	16	14	12	16	16	14	13	12	12
Energy	8272	9151	7223	3445	1083	1079	1605	1537	1181	1617	2377	1225	1130	871	536	723	1058	509	508	1159	954	766
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:17AM 1.76		11:59PM 1.72		12:23PM 1.78	12:48AM 1.79	3:10AM 1.42	3:49PM 1.46	10:48PM 2.17	11:16AM 2.26		10:12PM 3.03			10:35PM 3.30		1:00PM 2.32	11:56PM 3.45		1:55PM 2.26	2:11AM 2.22
Low Tide / height (m)		5:30PM 0.24		5:54AM 0.23		6:34PM 0.16	9:25AM 0.12			5:04AM 0.08	5:30PM 0.12		5:53AM -0.01	4:23PM -0.05		6:44AM -0.04			6:06AM -0.01		8:06PM 0.23	8:34AM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	10	9	12	9	10	11	8	8	9	11	8	12	10	8	8	9	10	13	13	12
Low °C	11	10	8	8	9	6	9	11	7	7	9	10	7	10	9	7	8	7	8	12	11	11
Chill °C (?)	10	10	8	7	11	8	8	9	6	7	9	10	8	12	10	7	8	8	8	12	12	11
Sunrise	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:13	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:06	-	-	7:39	-	-	8:08
Sunset	-	5:21	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.0 S	3.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.8 W	1.5 W	1.6 W
Period (s)	13	17	16	14	13	14	16	14	12	13	17	18	14	16	14	12	16	16	14	10	8	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	-	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	0.7 W	-	-	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	19	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	21	18	-	12	-	-	-	17	6	-	-	13	12	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 13					Thursday 14								Friday 15								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	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s)	13	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	16	15	14	14	12	12
Energy	8272	8846	9151	9157	8279	7223	6284	5462	3445	3046	1083	1267	1073	1079	1031	1070	1605	1633	1537	1330	1022	1181
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		11:17AM 1.76				11:59PM 1.72					12:23PM 1.78				12:48AM 1.79					3:49PM 1.46		10:48PM 2.17
Low Tide / height (m)				5:45PM 0.23									7:48PM 0.20					9:34AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	12	11	11	9	8	8	8	9	12	9	8	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	8	7
Chill °C (?)	8	10	10	9	9	7	6	6	6	7	11	9	7	5	5	6	8	8	9	9	6	5
Sunrise	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	13	18	17	12	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	16	15	14	14	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	1.0 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW
Period (s)	19	11	11	17	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	22	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.9 SW	-	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	13	-	17	16	16	16	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 13																	Thursday 14
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Energy	13844	13429	8272	8272	8846	8846	9318	9672	9151	8547	7166	9157	8495	8476	8279	12001	11721	7223	6970	6721	6284	6065
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)						11:17AM 1.76												11:59PM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)												5:45PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	8	9	8	8	8	8
Chill °C (?)	7	9	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	5	7	6	6	6	6
Sunrise	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.0 S	2.0 S	2.1 S	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.0 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 E	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.4 E	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E
Period (s)	19	19	19	19	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	17	17	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	-	-	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	-	-	3.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	13	13	-	-	13	13	13	13	-	-	12	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15

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