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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	Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			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	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Gore Bay Canterbury	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury
Rating	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	4	8	5	7	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.9 ENE	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 ENE	2.2 W	1.3 WSW	3.0 NNW	4.0 WSW	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.3 W	2.3 WSW	1.6 W	1.1 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.2 SW	2.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	5	10	13	7	12	17	9	16	16	15	14	14	13	9	9	10	9	9	10
Energy(?)	914	717	412	60	524	836	129	1415	1194	1909	9065	4513	2531	2215	1941	868	341	1254	543	1667	784	754
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:36PM 2.34		7:21AM 2.21		2:14AM 1.57	8:06AM 2.31		10:07PM 1.76	9:39AM 1.77		3:47AM 1.58		3:52PM 1.32		11:48AM 1.88			12:27PM 1.93	3:43PM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)	12:20PM 0.74		1:05AM 1.28			7:59PM 0.45		2:15PM 0.75			3:17PM 1.29	9:25PM 0.59	9:53AM 0.73		9:59PM 0.29	5:46AM 0.54	6:06PM 0.42	11:15PM 0.29	6:26AM 0.52		11:21PM 0.32	8:31AM 0.74
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	1	36	2	2	-	-	-	2	-	9	-	-	-	1
High °C	16	16	15	21	17	17	25	13	11	15	14	13	17	17	14	12	13	14	12	17	14	13
Low °C	16	16	12	18	17	16	23	12	9	13	14	11	14	15	10	11	12	12	11	14	13	13
Chill °C (?)	16	15	15	21	17	16	25	12	9	14	14	12	17	17	13	10	12	12	12	17	14	12
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41
Sunset	-	9:01	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:36	-	-	9:23	-	-	9:08	-	-	8:59	-	-	8:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.4 S	1.5 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 ENE	-	1.3 WSW	0.7 W	4.0 WSW	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.3 W	2.3 WSW	1.6 W	1.1 ENE	0.4 SSW	1.2 SW	1.9 ENE	2.1 ENE	2.0 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	11	6	10	13	7	-	17	18	16	16	15	14	14	13	9	14	10	9	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	0.3 SE	0.4 WSW	-	0.1 SE	-	1.1 W	0.5 WSW	1.5 N	1.6 NNW	0.8 N	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.3 NNE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.5 SE	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	14	14	9	16	-	8	-	10	12	8	8	7	7	6	6	10	11	10	11	11	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.9 ENE	0.3 SE	0.3 NNE	-	2.2 W	-	3.0 NNW	-	-	-	0.8 WSW	-	-	0.9 S	2.5 ENE	1.2 ENE	2.5 ENE	0.8 WNW	0.7 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	5	2	2	-	12	-	9	-	-	-	4	-	-	6	9	9	9	4	4

	Saturday 13							Sunday 14								Monday 15
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Gore Bay Canterbury	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 S	1.9 ENE	1.8 NE	2.1 NE	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 NE	0.9 WSW	1.6 NE	1.2 ENE	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	8	11	11	11	11	11	6	6	6	6	13	13	6	13	8	7	12
Energy(?)	1144	1107	718	639	708	208	580	506	554	615	303	45	269	257	500	836	623	201	273	335	230	509
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	high	high	low
High Tide / height (m)		6:12AM 2.29									7:19AM 2.74		1:24PM 1.85						9:40AM 1.76	12:56PM 1.54	2:15PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)				12:30PM 0.72				12:54AM 0.69	2:37AM 0.53						7:47PM 0.23		3:30AM 0.56					5:18PM 0.78
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Temp. °C	13	15	15	16	16	16	15	14	10	14	16	21	21	22	23	16	16	15	19	21	24	12
Chill °C (?)	12	14	15	16	16	16	15	13	8	13	16	21	21	22	23	15	15	15	18	21	24	11
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:36
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	1.4 ENE	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 ENE	0.9 WNW	0.2 S	0.9 ENE	1.3 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	8	11	11	11	11	11	6	7	7	6	13	13	6	12	13	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.3 N	0.3 ENE	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.7 W	0.7 N	0.5 N	0.2 SSW	0.1 SE	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	-	-	0.4 SE	0.9 WSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	8	14	14	6	14	14	11	9	9	8	-	-	8	13	12	8	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 NE	2.1 NE	0.3 NNE	0.5 NE	1.3 NE	0.8 NE	1.6 NE	1.2 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	4	6	6	6	2	3	6	4	8	7	-

	Saturday 13
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Gore Bay Canterbury	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 W	1.8 WSW	1.0 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.0 S	1.6 WSW	0.2 ESE	0.3 SE	1.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	9	12	9	12	12	7	12	12	11	12	12	7	8	8	8	11	11	8	10	10	9	10
Energy(?)	873	1217	781	715	1002	131	1008	1008	802	1088	839	101	88	92	87	615	907	194	867	9	39	502
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					5:42AM 2.43							12:59PM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)						6:50AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	10	12	13	12	15	15	12	14	16	16	16	16	16	13	13	15	12	13	12	12
Chill °C (?)	12	12	9	11	13	12	15	14	12	13	16	16	15	15	15	11	11	14	10	11	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:17	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.0 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.0 S	1.6 WSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSE	1.5 WSW
Period (s)	9	12	9	9	12	7	12	12	11	12	12	7	8	8	8	11	11	8	10	7	6	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 W	0.4 NNW	1.1 W	1.2 W	0.3 N	0.6 SE	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	0.7 N	0.5 N	0.2 SSE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	-	-	0.4 ENE	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 SE	-
Period (s)	13	15	12	12	15	6	15	15	-	15	15	7	6	6	5	-	-	8	-	11	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 WSW	0.6 SE	1.1 WSW	1.0 NE	0.7 ENE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	7	11	4	4	-

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