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

	Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Mon
	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	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	7	6	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.8 W	1.0 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 SSW	5.0 SW	3.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	0.7 SW
Period(s)	15	13	8	12	11	19	20	12	13	14	15	14	13	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	12
Energy	1519	1163	410	692	1194	1116	634	315	8918	3713	1269	1384	1730	2200	2557	2550	2671	1901	1467	1230	1249	146
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			2:02AM 1.64		12:42PM 2.35	10:13PM 1.97	9:09AM 3.12		10:47PM 1.97		1:43PM 1.87	11:22PM 1.99	11:43AM 2.01		2:39AM 1.81		1:40PM 2.41		11:14AM 2.90		11:42PM 2.72	4:16AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)		1:51PM 1.01	7:49PM 0.32	8:12AM 0.38				3:10PM 0.33		7:58AM 0.85			5:33AM 0.26	5:58PM 0.31	8:27PM 0.30	7:37AM 0.55		9:09PM 0.35	5:09AM 0.35	5:25PM 0.36		10:25AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	18	14	15	15	13	14	19	10	9	15	15	11	14	15	14	16	14	14	16	14	16
Low °C	13	16	12	13	14	12	14	11	8	8	14	14	9	13	12	12	15	11	12	16	11	11
Chill °C (?)	15	18	13	14	14	12	14	19	7	7	14	15	10	14	14	13	16	14	13	16	13	15
Sunrise	7:01	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50
Sunset	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:42	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.7 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.3 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.4 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 SSW	-	3.0 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	15	13	9	12	21	7	11	12	-	14	15	14	13	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	-	1.0 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.5 S	-	0.1 SE	0.1 N	0.3 N	-	0.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	23	-	19	20	17	-	10	14	4	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 W	1.5 W	0.3 NNW	1.8 W	-	-	0.5 W	5.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	7	8	4	11	-	-	3	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thu
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	7
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.7 SSW	2.0 W	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	4.0 SW
Period(s)	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	22	11	20	19	19	18	18	18	19	18	18	13
Energy	1244	1075	1026	1009	1390	1161	508	603	1179	746	818	1343	1013	1116	1552	1343	1599	1619	731	629	724	6717
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)	7:36AM 2.98		1:37PM 1.57			9:29PM 1.93					12:18PM 1.85			10:13PM 1.97	12:41AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)					6:05PM 0.83		2:14AM 1.03					3:56PM 0.29				5:37AM 0.50			3:00PM 0.34
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	15	16	13	16	13	12	13	13	16	15	14	12	12	12	13	16	18	14	14	15	9
Chill °C (?)	13	15	16	12	16	12	12	13	13	16	14	14	11	11	11	11	15	18	14	14	14	6
Sunrise	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.7 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 WSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.4 W	1.4 SW	1.5 W	1.1 WSW	1.6 SW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.3 W	2.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	13	12	9	12	13	13	8	8	11	7	14	7	10	8	12	12	19	18	6	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.2 ESE
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	13	16	18	18	12	22	22	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	11	13	13	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.9 WSW	1.1 W	-	-	1.9 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.5 NW	2.0 W	1.6 W	-	-	0.5 N	1.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.8 WSW	1.1 W	-	4.0 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	12	8	-	-	12	12	4	11	7	-	-	3	8	5	8	6	-	13

	Monday 27																	Tuesday 28
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	7
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.4 S	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 S	1.5 SW	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.7 SSW
Period(s)	15	14	15	14	10	13	14	14	10	10	13	7	7	12	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	9
Energy	1279	1261	1519	1939	645	1430	1045	1380	253	489	979	510	471	949	1182	846	1235	850	826	727	719	136
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		7:36AM 2.98															10:37PM 2.29	11:56PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)								1:39PM 0.48												1:49AM 0.55
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	18	17	17	15	14	15	16	14	14	15	12	11	13	13
Chill °C (?)	12	12	13	14	13	14	15	14	18	17	16	14	13	14	15	13	13	14	12	11	13	13
Sunrise	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.4 S	2.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	0.8 SSW	1.3 S	1.5 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 S	1.4 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	15	14	10	13	14	14	10	10	13	10	10	12	9	12	12	12	13	13	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	-	0.7 SW	1.1 W	-	-	0.6 WSW	0.6 SSW	1.1 S	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.7 S	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.5 S
Period (s)	14	14	-	-	14	7	-	-	13	14	9	13	13	18	18	17	17	8	13	13	18	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 W	-	1.0 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.8 WSW	1.4 W	1.4 W	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	5	7	7	7	13	7	7	4	-	-	-	-

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