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 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			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	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Lyall Bay Wellington	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	5	8	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SSW	2.2 SW	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 SW	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	0.5 S	1.2 SW	1.6 W	1.4 S	1.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	2.0 W	0.9 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.1 W	2.4 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	10	10	11	9	11	11	11	8	14	15	14	16	12	12	11	9	15	15	14	13
Energy(?)	1396	1618	288	293	386	250	454	64	337	1023	868	637	1414	3335	1561	986	723	755	445	5106	1809	1930
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:41PM 1.57	2:03AM 1.50	12:52PM 2.30		12:42AM 1.86	10:43AM 2.06	1:10PM 1.92	3:48AM 1.48		4:22PM 1.48			2:48PM 2.05		5:49AM 1.80	6:26PM 1.74		6:43AM 1.61	1:45PM 2.28		5:22AM 2.05
Low Tide / height (m)			7:55PM 0.39	6:42AM 0.85	4:01PM 0.38		4:32AM 0.20		9:35PM 0.12	7:45AM 0.05		10:35PM 0.07	9:14AM 0.67		11:38PM 0.43	12:11PM 0.36		12:41AM 0.40			11:18PM 0.62	11:43AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	13	13	17	16	11	17	18	15	16	11	12	15	18	12	20	22	12	17	15	11	21
Low °C	12	11	11	14	14	9	14	18	12	15	9	10	14	16	11	18	22	10	14	15	10	15
Chill °C (?)	14	11	12	17	15	11	17	18	15	16	9	11	13	18	12	20	22	9	17	14	11	21
Sunrise	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:16
Sunset	-	8:32	-	-	8:34	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:31	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:13	-	-	8:47	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 SW	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	0.5 S	1.2 SW	1.0 SW	1.4 S	1.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.1 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	2.1 W	2.4 WSW
Period (s)	12	9	10	10	11	9	11	11	11	13	14	15	14	16	12	12	11	19	15	-	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	1.0 S	0.7 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.5 S	0.1 NE	0.4 NW	0.1 NE	0.4 NE	0.9 WSW	0.2 ENE	0.6 WNW	0.2 SSE	1.3 S	0.7 S	-	0.4 NE	0.1 S	0.5 SW	-	0.4 NW	-
Period (s)	9	9	5	4	8	9	3	8	4	14	9	5	12	16	16	-	7	11	8	-	8	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.2 SW	0.9 NE	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 NE	0.5 SW	1.6 W	1.2 SSW	-	-	-	0.4 NE	1.4 NW	-	2.0 W	-	3.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	8	7	-	-	-	3	5	-	9	-	15	-	-

	Saturday 01					Sunday 02								Monday 03								Tue
	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	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SW	2.4 WSW	2.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.4 S	1.4 SW	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.6 WSW	1.5 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	9	10	11
Energy(?)	1036	1194	1008	1810	1768	1026	656	802	629	515	237	228	592	538	252	240	409	537	531	1242	1939	1105
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	low	high	high	low	low	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			1:41PM 1.57		9:16PM 1.82	11:53PM 1.73				12:22PM 1.83	2:33PM 1.41			12:42AM 1.86	2:56AM 1.55				3:25PM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)	7:16AM 0.42			6:16PM 0.96			3:43AM 0.34	6:07AM 0.24	8:10AM 0.20				7:08PM 0.86				8:56AM 0.40			4:48PM 0.21	7:57PM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	14	14	11	9	7	7	8	12	9	17	15	14	11	9	9	14	16	18	18	14	12
Chill °C (?)	12	14	14	10	8	6	5	6	12	7	17	15	14	10	7	8	14	16	18	18	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.8 SW	1.2 S	1.4 SW	1.1 S	1.1 S	0.7 SSW	1.5 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	1.2 S	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW
Period (s)	12	11	11	9	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	9	12	12	12	9	7	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.8 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 SSE	0.5 WSW	0.7 S	0.3 ENE	0.6 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSW	0.8 S	0.7 SSW	0.1 NE	0.4 NW	0.5 NW	0.3 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 NE
Period (s)	-	9	9	12	14	8	14	9	5	9	9	9	8	18	9	11	8	4	5	15	11	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.2 SW	2.4 WSW	-	-	-	1.4 S	0.6 NW	0.7 W	0.5 WNW	1.6 WSW	-	0.6 NW	0.4 NNW	0.5 NW	0.3 NE	0.4 NE	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.1 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	12	11	-	-	-	10	4	4	4	10	-	3	3	4	9	3	9	10	11

	Saturday 01																Sunday 02
	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	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.1 SW	2.1 WSW	2.5 SW	2.1 WSW	2.2 SW	1.3 S	2.1 SW	1.7 S	1.6 S	2.2 SW	2.0 SW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 S
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	13	9
Energy(?)	1036	1396	1396	673	1534	1649	1184	1618	374	1540	720	640	1842	1165	622	452	611	611	611	225	409	185
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	on	on	on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)	7:16AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	12	10	11	12	10	12	14	13	13	13	11	9	11	10	9	10	10	6	8	7
Chill °C (?)	11	10	12	8	10	10	7	10	12	11	11	11	10	7	9	8	7	8	8	4	6	6
Sunrise	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 SSW	2.5 SW	0.4 WSW	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.1 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.3 S	2.0 SW	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	9	11	12	15	9	10	9	11	11	9	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	1.1 SW	0.3 SW	-	-	1.0 S	-	1.0 S	0.1 NE	0.3 NE	0.9 SW	1.0 S	-	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	0.1 NE
Period (s)	-	9	9	12	16	-	-	9	-	9	9	9	12	8	-	-	9	9	9	13	13	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	2.1 WSW	-	2.1 WSW	2.2 SW	0.9 ENE	2.1 SW	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	2.2 SW	-	0.7 NE	0.6 E	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	12	-	12	12	4	12	3	3	12	-	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-

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