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 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
	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	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 WSW	1.3 WNW	1.0 W	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.8 WSW	0.6 ENE	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	6	6	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	14	13	13	13	14	16	12	13	13	13
Energy(?)	229	198	185	999	760	357	889	195	1163	1154	1092	1692	1106	1021	1429	1637	1433	930	454	414	623	917
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	on	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	glass	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:17AM 2.05		2:57PM 1.91	3:21AM 1.97	12:13PM 2.24	6:31PM 1.38	12:21AM 2.26	4:02AM 1.99	4:21PM 2.02	12:44AM 3.04		2:31PM 2.29		5:32AM 1.94	5:58PM 2.00	7:34PM 1.83	6:23AM 1.88	6:34PM 2.21		4:27AM 2.05	5:05PM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)		8:48AM 0.20		9:06PM 0.09	6:06AM 0.15			10:11AM 0.11			8:21AM 0.05		11:24PM 0.12	11:46AM 0.15		1:44AM 0.19	12:41PM 0.21		10:21PM 0.32	10:48AM 0.26		11:19PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	46	28	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	15	9	14	13	12	15	15	11	18	16	14	12	15	12	17	17	14	18	19	15
Low °C	15	15	15	8	10	12	10	14	14	11	15	15	13	12	13	12	16	16	12	16	16	14
Chill °C (?)	15	16	14	8	13	12	11	14	15	10	18	15	14	11	14	11	17	17	14	18	19	15
Sunrise	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:59	-	-	8:01	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:54	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.0 W	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.8 WSW	0.6 S	2.0 WSW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	6	12	11	12	12	10	12	13	12	13	14	13	13	13	14	16	12	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.5 WSW	0.5 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 S	-	0.6 ENE	-	0.4 NE	0.9 ENE	-	-	0.9 ENE	0.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.4 NNE	0.2 N	0.1 SE	0.4 NNE	0.1 SE	0.4 SW
Period (s)	19	18	11	8	8	10	-	12	-	13	12	-	-	10	18	15	13	12	9	6	9	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNE	1.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 S	-	0.5 NE	-	1.3 WSW	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	4	-	14	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tue	Wednesday 18								Thursday 19								Friday 20
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	2.1 WNW	0.6 S	2.0 WNW	2.1 SW	1.9 SW	1.5 W	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	8	11	9	12	12	9	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	714	746	698	557	735	201	719	1237	1048	507	848	734	760	707	597	260	531	591	1269	1362	1258	1182
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			2:42AM 1.92							11:27PM 2.88					3:37PM 1.98	5:03PM 1.83			1:32AM 2.21
Low Tide / height (m)						11:36AM 0.21			9:06PM 0.09				9:28AM 0.14				9:49PM 0.06				7:41AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	15	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	14	16	14	16	22	17	12	9	15	8	7	10	14	13	12	9	10	10	10	12	15
Chill °C (?)	16	13	16	12	16	22	16	10	9	15	8	6	10	13	12	11	9	8	9	9	12	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 ENE	2.1 WNW	0.7 NE	2.0 WNW	0.5 ENE	1.9 SW	1.5 W	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.3 SW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	7	8	6	9	7	12	9	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.6 S	0.5 S	1.1 SW	0.4 N	0.6 S	0.4 NNW	0.5 S	0.5 ENE	0.5 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 S	0.9 NE	0.7 S	0.5 S	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	13	18	11	18	11	7	12	10	10	8	8	10	5	8	10	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.8 WNW	-	1.0 NE	-	2.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	7	4	-	6	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 17				Wednesday 18
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 W	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 WSW	2.4 W	2.4 W	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SSW	2.1 WSW	0.9 SW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	7	7	13	13	13	13	6	13	8	11	11	11
Energy(?)	762	756	683	876	227	212	210	733	698	343	961	524	561	531	486	159	460	430	558	1603	1395	1395
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	off	cross	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)					11:24PM 2.04			2:42AM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)		8:25PM 0.16								4:55AM 0.26		6:24AM 0.26		8:48AM 0.20		10:18AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	13	13	14	16	14	15	17	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	13	13	14	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	17	11	11	13	15	14	15	17	17	15	11	12	12	12	12	14	10	10	12	11	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.7 WSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 W	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.1 SE	1.2 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 SW	0.1 E	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	8	7	7	7	6	7	13	8	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.3 N	0.4 NE	0.3 N	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.2 NNW	0.1 S	-	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 ENE	0.1 S	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W
Period (s)	10	9	9	9	19	8	19	9	9	18	9	-	13	13	13	13	11	7	10	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.4 NNE	0.6 NE	-	1.5 ENE	1.4 ENE	-	2.4 W	2.4 W	0.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	0.4 SW	2.1 WSW	1.5 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.5 W	1.5 W
Period (s)	-	6	6	6	3	4	-	7	7	-	7	7	4	5	5	2	6	6	8	8	9	9

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