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

	Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			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	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nugget Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	4	9	5	6	7	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	1.5 SW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 W	1.7 WSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 SSW	4.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW
Period(s)	12	13	15	8	9	12	13	15	14	16	13	9	11	12	13	13	13	14	13	14	14	13
Energy	270	510	696	1089	1324	661	8596	5939	1049	2226	1080	270	1960	2881	1506	1663	529	160	6879	6015	5436	3475
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			6:19PM 1.81	9:51AM 1.69		10:34PM 2.24	10:35AM 1.79		8:32PM 1.84			9:24PM 1.89	9:42AM 1.93		10:08PM 1.93	9:44AM 1.94	1:26PM 2.38	10:47PM 1.97	11:05AM 2.00		1:44AM 2.09
Low Tide / height (m)			12:30AM 0.56	3:41AM 0.28	1:08PM 0.39		4:22AM 0.29		2:41AM 0.45	6:35AM 0.29	3:09PM 0.32		3:32AM 0.38	3:56PM 0.29		3:34AM 0.49			4:56AM 0.27	5:15PM 0.28	7:28PM 0.30	6:59AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	1	7	4	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	3	2	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	14	13	18	19	18	14	14	13	16	14	13	14	15	12	12	17	15	11	13	8	13
Low °C	11	14	11	13	16	14	14	13	12	14	12	10	10	13	11	12	11	11	9	10	8	9
Chill °C (?)	11	12	12	18	19	17	13	12	12	16	13	12	14	15	10	11	16	15	8	12	7	12
Sunrise	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:39
Sunset	-	5:47	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:49	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.5 SW	1.9 SW	-	1.6 SW	2.1 SSW	1.4 S	0.4 WSW	1.0 SW	1.4 SSW	1.8 W	1.7 WSW	1.1 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.9 S	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	12	13	15	8	10	12	14	-	14	16	10	12	8	14	13	13	13	14	9	12	10	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 E	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	1.4 SW	0.1 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	0.5 SSW	0.1 SE	1.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	-
Period (s)	13	9	10	14	14	9	-	-	-	-	13	16	12	22	19	18	17	11	15	15	14	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 W	-	2.4 WSW	2.5 W	0.4 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	1.4 WSW	1.1 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	-	-	0.8 WNW	1.6 SSW	4.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.3 WNW
Period (s)	-	2	-	8	9	3	13	15	-	-	6	9	11	12	-	-	3	6	13	14	14	6

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	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	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nugget Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	3	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	9	8	9	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 W	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	1.2 SSW	2.4 WSW	1.7 SSW	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	13	12	12	12	16	15	14	14	8	13	9	9	12	12	12	12	13	14	15	14	14	14
Energy	540	1569	2618	2321	5538	6952	3961	1021	1089	1010	1324	1718	3182	3420	4344	1088	6508	8418	7987	9054	3071	3267
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State	high	low	mid-flow	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	7:08AM 2.21				6:19PM 1.81	9:30PM 2.24			6:41AM 1.83	10:56AM 1.72			7:30PM 1.81									9:47PM 2.25
Low Tide / height (m)		11:55AM 0.38		3:02PM 0.22				4:32AM 0.32			1:08PM 0.39				1:40AM 0.52				2:13PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	2	2	3	1
Temp. °C	11	12	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	18	19	16	15	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	12	13
Chill °C (?)	9	11	13	13	12	11	11	11	12	18	19	16	14	11	12	13	11	13	13	14	12	12
Sunrise	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 W	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW	1.6 SW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	1.5 SSW	0.9 SW	1.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 WSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	13	16	16	14	10	8	13	10	10	10	11	12	12	14	16	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 E	-	0.4 E	0.3 E	1.2 SSW	0.8 SW	0.2 E	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 WSW	-	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	13	13	9	-	9	9	14	14	9	14	13	13	12	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 W	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	-	-	2.4 WSW	-	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	4.0 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	16	15	-	-	8	-	9	9	12	12	12	-	13	14	15	14	-	-

	Friday 24																	Saturday 25
	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	Colac Bay Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nugget Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	3	4	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	9	8	9	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 W	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 S	2.2 WSW	1.2 SSW	2.0 SW	1.4 SSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	3.5 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	13	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	17	15	15	14	14	14	14
Energy	444	398	270	221	1580	514	1276	643	2618	697	6522	6416	6416	7244	5538	1097	6979	696	829	897	2131	5033
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)													6:19PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)										3:50PM 0.27									12:30AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	10	11	12	12	14	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	13	13	12	13	12	12	11	13	13
Chill °C (?)	9	9	11	11	12	13	11	14	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	11
Sunrise	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.0 SW	1.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	10	12	12	8	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	12	16	15	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 E	0.4 SW	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.6 E	0.5 SW	0.5 E	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	-	1.1 WSW	0.4 E	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 E	-
Period (s)	8	13	13	10	13	10	10	9	13	9	16	16	16	16	-	17	9	10	10	10	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 W	1.2 WSW	-	0.3 WNW	2.2 WSW	-	1.0 WNW	-	2.5 WSW	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	2.1 W
Period (s)	13	7	-	3	12	-	5	-	12	-	16	16	16	16	16	5	15	-	-	-	5	14

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