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

	Tue	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Nicks Point Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	9	6	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	2.4 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 W
Period(s)	13	13	13	16	14	14	9	13	12	12	18	19	16	16	16	13	12	16	16	14	14	13
Energy	4706	2612	5075	5067	1380	1115	515	1916	948	1171	1617	912	1899	905	871	651	797	1531	2335	1728	1224	1383
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:40PM 2.21	11:34AM 1.66		11:43PM 1.81		12:23PM 1.78				10:48PM 2.17	11:16AM 2.26		11:36PM 2.24	10:09AM 3.26		12:25AM 2.28		1:00PM 2.32	1:16AM 2.27		1:55PM 2.26	2:11AM 2.22
Low Tide / height (m)		5:24AM 0.30	5:45PM 0.23		6:09AM 0.21		8:58PM 0.17	6:41AM 0.14	4:41PM 0.16		5:04AM 0.08	4:00PM 0.03		3:59AM 0.03	4:23PM -0.05	6:20PM 0.12	6:44AM -0.04		7:12PM 0.16	7:38AM -0.02		8:06PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	13	13	9	10	12	10	10	10	9	8	12	9	12	12	10	10	11	9	11	13	11
Low °C	10	11	12	8	8	10	9	8	9	7	7	12	8	10	11	9	9	10	8	9	12	8
Chill °C (?)	8	11	11	6	9	11	8	8	9	7	8	12	9	12	12	10	10	11	8	10	12	10
Sunrise	-	7:50	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:56	-	-	8:03	-	-	7:31	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:22	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.1 S	3.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.7 S	2.4 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.0 W
Period (s)	21	13	12	16	14	14	9	13	12	12	13	13	16	16	16	13	12	16	16	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	22	19	17	10	10	10	9	10	24	21	18	19	-	-	-	20	17	-	-	-	21	20
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 SW	-	3.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 13								Thursday 14								Friday 15
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa
Rating	5	8	8	9	9	9	6	8	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 S	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.2 WSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 S	1.9 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.9 S
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	18	18	13	17	16	16	16	15	14	16	14	9	14	13	13	17	16	15
Energy	3695	7496	7972	8484	8270	8439	5075	7241	7052	7223	6272	5572	3249	1136	1115	1082	1044	1057	1031	1658	1620	1612
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		11:12PM 1.65				11:17AM 1.76				11:59PM 1.72					12:23PM 1.78				12:48AM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)				5:08AM 0.33				5:30PM 0.24									7:48PM 0.20					9:34AM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	10	10	10	11	12	13	10	10	9	8	9	8	14	12	10	8	7	6	8	9	10
Chill °C (?)	9	7	7	7	9	10	11	8	8	7	6	6	5	14	11	10	6	5	4	6	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSE	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.5 SW	3.5 SSW	2.1 S	3.5 SSW	2.1 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.8 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	15	13	13	13	13	18	12	17	16	16	16	15	14	16	14	9	14	13	13	17	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 E	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	2.2 SSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	1.0 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.4 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	0.3 E	0.4 SSW	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	13	23	21	19	18	13	17	11	10	10	10	10	10	-	10	15	10	10	10	9	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 S	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	-	2.2 WSW	-	3.0 SSW	-	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SSW	-	-	-	1.9 S	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	14	13	13	-	18	-	13	-	16	16	16	15	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 12					Wednesday 13
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Christmas Bay Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa
Rating	5	8	8	9	9	9	6	8	8	8	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.1 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period(s)	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	10	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13
Energy	3043	8995	8456	6945	4784	7590	7533	7940	7972	7781	7856	4014	8608	1133	2612	5281	2052	2203	2156	7582	2911	2952
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																		11:34AM 1.66		1:37PM 1.24
Low Tide / height (m)												5:38AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	10	10	10	11	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	10	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	11	7	7	7	8	7	6	7	7	7	7	8	7	10	8	10	11	11	11	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSE	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SW	1.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	1.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 S	2.1 S	2.2 S	2.2 S	3.0 S	0.5 E	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	15	13	13	24	22	22	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	10	13	13	13	13	12	13	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.1 S	0.4 NE	0.5 S	1.8 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	0.9 WSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 E	0.9 S	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.5 E	0.3 SSW	0.3 E
Period (s)	6	11	11	11	22	11	22	21	21	21	20	20	19	13	19	10	19	18	18	10	22	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 S	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	-	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	3.0 S	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S
Period (s)	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	-	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	13	-	3	3	13	13	13

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