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

	Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sun
	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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Long Point Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	All Day Bay Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.9 N	1.6 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 NE	1.0 W	0.6 WSW	1.2 SW	1.6 ENE	1.8 WNW	1.1 E	0.6 S	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 W
Period(s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	13	8	9	9	12	12	11	10	9	10
Energy	1916	1925	1764	1782	1912	1802	1015	525	774	697	320	206	500	864	589	223	229	1293	1035	683	428	375
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:36AM 3.13		10:35PM 2.83	10:53AM 2.78		11:13PM 2.84	10:53AM 2.98			5:52AM 1.61	12:28PM 3.05	12:15AM 2.80	3:22AM 1.95	5:26PM 1.72	1:21AM 2.53	6:27AM 1.46		2:05AM 2.91		2:40PM 2.25
Low Tide / height (m)		4:25PM 0.46		4:47AM 0.48	5:04PM 0.47		4:47AM 0.43		11:53PM 0.43			6:05PM 0.50	9:34AM 0.48		7:11PM 0.58		12:44PM 0.42	7:57PM 1.13	8:21AM 0.61		9:09PM 0.58	9:16AM 1.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	5	13	13	15	29	43	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	1	14	2
High °C	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	12	12	14	14	12	13	16	15	16	11	13	13	11	9
Low °C	12	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	11	12	12	12	11	12	14	12	15	9	12	12	6	8
Chill °C (?)	11	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	11	11	14	13	11	12	15	14	16	10	13	13	9	9
Sunrise	7:52	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:52	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:58
Sunset	-	5:10	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.5 N	1.6 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 NE	1.0 W	0.7 W	1.2 SW	1.3 ENE	1.8 WNW	1.1 E	0.9 ENE	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.2 W
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	13	8	9	9	8	12	11	10	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	-	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 N	0.6 WSW	0.5 NW	0.9 SW	1.6 N	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.0 N	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.6 N	0.7 NW
Period (s)	12	13	12	12	10	9	-	12	13	10	9	11	10	13	8	12	12	8	19	19	7	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.9 N	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 ENE	1.6 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 31							Monday 01								Tuesday 02
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Gore Bay Canterbury	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Le Bons Bay Canterbury
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 NNW	2.4 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.3 NE	2.2 NE	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.3 N	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.2 NNW	2.1 ENE	1.9 N	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.2 ENE
Period(s)	8	9	10	10	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	9	10	10	10
Energy	545	967	1916	1607	1925	1146	1053	1764	1763	1650	1782	1753	1912	1215	2297	1802	1172	1285	1015	521	525	1010
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)				10:15AM 2.78		3:17PM 1.69		10:35PM 2.83				10:53AM 2.78				11:13PM 2.84		5:54AM 1.79				5:34PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)		4:28AM 1.04								5:03AM 1.04				5:48PM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	3	7	-	-	2	1	2	7	8	11	3	25	11	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	12	14	15	15	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	16	16	15	16	15	18	17	12
Chill °C (?)	12	11	10	13	14	14	16	16	16	14	16	16	16	14	16	16	15	16	15	18	17	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 NNW	2.4 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.9 NE	1.7 ENE	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.3 N	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.2 NNW	1.7 ENE	1.5 N	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.2 ENE
Period (s)	8	9	10	10	10	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	9	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	13	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	10	9	10	9	9	13	-	12	12	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	-	-	2.3 NE	2.2 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 ENE	1.9 N	0.4 NW	-	-
Period (s)	2	2	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	2	-	-

	Sunday 31
	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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago
Rating	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 NE	1.7 NNE	1.9 NNW	2.0 NNW	2.2 NNW	2.4 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.9 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.2 NE	2.2 NE
Period(s)	8	7	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8
Energy	830	684	545	637	831	967	1226	1559	1916	1916	1406	1607	1743	1888	1925	1925	793	1146	1079	1064	1053	993
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)											10:15AM 2.78
Low Tide / height (m)					4:28AM 1.04																	9:27PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	14	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	16	16
Chill °C (?)	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 NE	0.9 S	1.9 NNW	2.0 NNW	2.2 NNW	2.4 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	1.9 NE	1.9 NE	1.8 NE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE
Period (s)	7	10	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S
Period (s)	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	9	9	9	9	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 NE	1.7 NNE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.8 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.3 NE	2.2 NE	2.2 NE
Period (s)	8	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	8	8	8	8

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