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

	Wed		Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating	8	6	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	4	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.4 WSW	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.6 NNW
Period(s)	12	13	14	16	14	13	13	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	14	13	17	13	13	8
Energy	2416	7343	4642	1441	1570	651	2723	3516	1537	2151	1624	1178	1211	995	786	741	1000	632	106	455	619	355
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		9:29PM 2.60		1:43PM 1.87	11:22PM 1.99		2:22PM 1.87	2:39AM 1.81		3:01PM 1.86		11:31AM 3.13		6:36PM 1.59		1:40PM 1.96	1:44AM 1.89	4:20AM 1.93	4:47PM 1.97		3:44AM 2.13	4:18PM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)			7:41AM 0.22			8:04AM 0.26		8:27PM 0.30	7:37AM 0.55		9:09PM 0.35	5:23AM 0.86	12:23PM 0.65	1:03AM 0.62	5:56AM 0.39		7:42PM 0.49	10:31AM 0.49		9:52PM 0.82	10:11AM 0.75
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	10	9	15	15	12	12	11	14	16	14	13	16	15	13	15	12	13	17	11	13	15
Low °C	10	8	9	14	14	8	11	10	12	16	11	11	16	12	12	15	10	11	15	10	11	15
Chill °C (?)	10	7	7	14	15	12	12	10	13	16	14	12	16	14	13	15	12	12	17	10	13	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:54	-
Sunset	5:40	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:32
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	-	3.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.4 ENE	1.5 N	1.1 SW	1.6 NNW
Period (s)	17	-	14	16	14	13	13	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	14	13	8	7	13	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	-	-	0.1 N	0.3 N	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 W	0.5 W	0.3 S	0.8 SW	1.0 NW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	12	-	-	14	5	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	8	13	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.4 WSW	4.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.5 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	-
Period (s)	12	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	5	4	6	-

	Wednesday 29			Thursday 30								Friday 01								Saturday 02
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	3	3	4	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.5 WSW	2.2 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 SW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	15	16	16	15	15	14
Energy	513	1077	1466	7343	7853	6401	5564	4927	3406	3647	3099	1153	1176	1232	1202	2345	1006	3728	3074	3516	3377	3155
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	off
Tide State	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	2:19PM 1.79								12:23PM 2.42			10:06PM 3.15		4:35AM 1.54		11:48AM 2.05					1:19AM 2.38
Low Tide / height (m)			7:21PM 0.22				7:25AM 0.24				7:47PM 0.26								8:08PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	14	9	10	9	8	8	10	10	10	9	14	7	7	14	10	14	11	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	20	13	6	7	7	5	6	8	8	9	7	14	5	4	14	10	14	11	10	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	0.8 WSW	0.2 E	-	2.5 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 SW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	12	18	11	-	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	13	15	16	16	15	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 WSW	-	-	1.5 SSW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	17	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	9	9	18	-	-	16	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 N	1.5 WSW	2.2 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	13	13	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 29											Thursday 30
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland
Rating	3	3	4	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.1 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	0.5 W	0.7 SSW	2.3 S	0.7 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period(s)	12	18	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	18	14	6	17	13	13	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	504	773	333	2416	1401	4895	5311	5824	4760	6687	7115	385	264	393	574	5373	7686	4839	4531	7431	4642	4301
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross	off	off	off	cross	off	off	glass	cross	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)					4:37PM 0.28			7:06PM 0.23									4:56AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	16	20	10	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	13	13	12	14	10	8	9	9	9	9	8
Chill °C (?)	19	16	20	6	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	13	10	9	14	8	6	6	6	7	7	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	-	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	1.2 W	0.7 SSW	0.4 NW	1.1 W	-	2.4 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	11	12	17	12	11	11	11	-	11	11	6	14	5	6	-	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.1 SE	0.1 NE	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	18	18	17	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	11	6	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 N	-	0.3 NW	2.4 WSW	2.1 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	-	0.9 WNW	2.3 S	-	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	-	-	2.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	2	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	-	5	6	-	13	13	-	-	14	-	-

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