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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	Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Fri
	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	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Robin Hood Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Breaker Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Patiti Point Canterbury	All Day Bay Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Frentzes Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins
Rating	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	5	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 ENE	3.0 W	1.7 WSW	1.2 SW	2.0 W	2.1 W	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	4.0 SSE	5.0 SSW	3.5 ESE	3.5 SSW	1.7 ESE	2.5 SE	1.9 ESE	1.0 SW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	0.5 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 SW
Period(s) (?)	7	10	9	15	15	14	13	13	11	11	12	10	11	11	11	18	16	16	14	12	11	13
Energy(?)	119	1857	1205	939	1811	1820	1166	1592	3402	6370	7190	4824	1091	1536	927	647	1931	1529	736	157	281	302
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:14PM 2.10	3:17AM 1.78		1:38PM 1.66	11:37PM 1.82	11:45AM 1.88		11:25PM 1.88	11:42AM 1.96	2:53PM 1.79	3:17AM 1.90	11:43AM 3.27		12:40AM 2.03	12:18PM 3.37		12:40AM 3.31	12:53PM 3.42		2:39AM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)			8:50PM 0.42	7:25AM 0.49			5:44AM 0.57	5:15PM 0.58		5:36AM 0.53		8:59PM 0.22	5:37AM 0.86	5:54PM 0.76		6:11AM 0.74	6:30PM 0.65		6:46AM 0.66		8:31PM 0.06	7:16AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	24	15	13	14	17	14	19	20	13	16	14	15	14	15	11	15	14	12	18	22	18	17
Low °C	22	15	11	14	16	10	16	18	12	14	14	15	13	15	11	12	13	11	14	21	17	14
Chill °C (?)	24	13	12	14	16	13	19	20	12	15	12	14	14	13	9	15	13	11	18	22	17	17
Sunrise	6:45	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:54	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:01
Sunset	-	9:06	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:38	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:53	-	-	8:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 SE	1.1 NW	1.2 SW	2.0 W	2.1 W	1.5 W	2.2 WSW	4.0 SSE	2.0 ESE	3.5 ESE	2.5 S	1.7 ESE	2.5 SE	1.9 ESE	1.0 SW	1.9 SE	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	0.6 S	0.8 ESE	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	9	9	8	15	15	14	9	13	11	12	12	10	11	11	11	18	9	16	14	8	11	5
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 WSW	1.1 ENE	0.3 N	0.2 N	1.5 W	0.2 N	0.4 E	-	1.6 SE	2.5 SE	-	0.1 S	1.1 SW	0.5 S	1.6 SSW	1.5 SE	0.9 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.8 ENE	0.8 SW
Period (s)	-	-	12	9	13	13	13	12	11	-	11	11	-	15	12	6	16	9	8	12	9	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.0 ENE	3.0 W	1.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	5.5 S	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.7 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.6 WNW	-
Period (s)	7	10	9	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	10	10	8	12	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	-

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	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.0 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 SW	2.2 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 W	2.1 W	3.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.5 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	8	9	8	9	12	11	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	949	319	578	822	915	1646	1910	3165	3059	3169	1538	1588	1704	1820	3227	1163	1166	1391	1369	1037	1057	1011
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)			2:51PM 1.64			10:52PM 1.72				10:20AM 1.75	1:38PM 1.66			10:07PM 2.88				10:29AM 2.98				10:42PM 2.53
Low Tide / height (m)				6:55PM 0.47				4:10AM 0.74								4:21AM 1.16				4:40PM 1.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	12	23	15	12	11	11	11	14	14	13	12	14	14	13	10	16	19	19	18	12	16
Chill °C (?)	19	11	23	14	12	9	9	10	14	14	12	12	13	13	12	8	15	19	19	18	11	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:42	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 SW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 W	2.1 W	3.0 WSW	1.7 W	1.5 W	2.0 W	0.2 N	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	8	9	8	9	12	11	11	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	9	9	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	1.0 SW	1.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.8 NW	0.7 NNW	0.5 NW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	1.3 WSW	1.5 W	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.3 SW	0.2 N
Period (s)	12	13	9	12	6	16	16	8	8	7	8	8	13	13	12	14	13	12	8	12	20	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 ENE	0.7 SW	2.0 ENE	1.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.0 W	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	6	8	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-

	Friday 13																Saturday 14
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.3 W	2.3 W	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 WNW	1.6 W	2.1 WSW	1.6 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	1.6 W	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	7	8	9	12	12	12	11	11	9	9	8	7	9	7	11	11	10	10	16	10
Energy(?)	881	836	119	403	354	1458	1458	1663	1631	1660	592	822	268	359	1269	359	525	525	659	735	1910	625
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)															9:52PM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)									3:42PM 0.78			6:55PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	20	22	12	12	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	15	13	14	14	14	13	13	11	14
Chill °C (?)	17	20	22	9	10	14	13	15	15	15	13	14	13	14	12	13	13	13	12	12	9	12
Sunrise	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ENE	1.5 E	0.1 S	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	2.1 NW	2.0 NW	1.8 NW	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 WNW	0.6 N	1.3 NW	0.6 N	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	1.6 W	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	9	6	11	11	10	10	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.7 N	0.5 W	0.5 WSW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 N	1.5 WSW	0.4 N
Period (s)	12	12	-	8	8	-	-	6	6	6	12	12	6	12	13	12	8	8	8	6	16	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 W	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.3 W	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.6 W	2.1 WSW	1.6 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	-	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	8	8	7	12	6	12	12	12	11	11	6	6	5	7	9	7	7	7	7	7	-	7

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