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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	Sat		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Sat
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	The Point (nr Wainui) Wanganui-Manawatu	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 WSW	3.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.2 E	1.7 ENE	3.0 ENE	3.5 NW	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	14	13	14	13	14	16	13	12	11	11	11	18	15	13	12	8	8	10	11	11	10
Energy(?)	1142	1227	1222	1660	1699	649	1068	543	626	746	817	555	286	1095	4260	2489	937	404	2194	2964	3547	3090
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	on	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)			5:13AM 2.23	5:58PM 2.00	3:37AM 2.15	6:23AM 1.88	6:54PM 1.94		7:20AM 1.80		7:36PM 2.12	5:26AM 1.93	6:14PM 1.88		6:37AM 1.84			7:15AM 1.72		7:10PM 2.30	7:43AM 2.43
Low Tide / height (m)		11:24PM 0.12	11:25AM 0.16		9:31PM 0.17	12:41PM 0.21		1:19AM 0.30		1:43PM 0.27	2:01AM 0.44	11:53AM 0.38		12:29AM 0.59		1:09PM 0.45	11:58PM 0.74		1:40PM 0.64	1:19AM 0.74		1:34PM 0.68
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	heavy rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	-	2	-	-	-	16	-	-
High °C	18	13	13	13	12	15	15	14	17	18	14	18	18	15	17	16	15	23	15	17	19	18
Low °C	16	12	13	12	11	15	15	12	14	16	11	16	17	14	16	16	14	18	15	17	18	18
Chill °C (?)	18	12	12	12	12	15	15	14	17	18	14	18	18	15	16	15	13	23	13	16	19	18
Sunrise	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:30	-
Sunset	7:53	-	-	7:59	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:38	-	-	7:34	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:32
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 W	1.4 SW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.7 N	1.7 NNW	3.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	0.8 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 SSW	3.5 NW	2.4 W	3.5 WNW
Period (s)	12	14	13	14	13	14	16	7	12	11	11	11	9	9	13	12	15	10	14	11	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.4 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.2 NNW	1.1 WSW	0.6 E	0.1 SE	0.2 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	0.2 ESE	0.1 S	0.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	12	11	10	18	16	11	12	13	10	9	19	18	11	15	14	13	-	10	9	15	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 E	1.7 ENE	3.0 ENE	-	3.0 WNW	1.0 WSW
Period (s)	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	10	-	11	14

	Saturday 21			Sunday 22								Monday 23								Tuesday 24
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	13	16	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	16	14	13	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1142	1254	1002	1227	1715	1342	1222	1091	1437	1636	1116	1699	1589	1243	1337	1027	1068	1188	1011	634	591	619
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					2:52AM 2.21	5:32AM 1.94				5:58PM 2.00			3:37AM 2.15				2:31PM 2.88				2:55AM 2.79
Low Tide / height (m)				11:24PM 0.12				11:46AM 0.15							9:53AM 0.15				9:24PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	12	11	12	11	11	11	15	15	14	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	18	16	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	11	11	12	11	11	10	15	15	14	15	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.6 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	12	13	16	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	16	14	13	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.9 WSW	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 E	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	-	-	0.1 SE	0.2 NNW	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW
Period (s)	12	11	11	11	14	11	10	10	10	10	10	16	16	-	-	10	12	13	13	10	10	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.3 WSW	0.3 NW	-	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 21										Sunday 22
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.6 SW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	15	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1159	1092	531	1077	958	1254	1193	1127	1043	1212	884	842	1042	1261	1715	1715	590	851	850	491	484	608
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)														2:52AM 2.21
Low Tide / height (m)											11:04PM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	17	18	16	16	15	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	12	12	14	15	17
Chill °C (?)	18	18	16	18	15	16	15	14	12	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	11	11	14	15	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.8 SSW	1.1 ENE	-	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.3 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.2 N
Period (s)	12	12	15	12	-	11	11	11	11	11	11	7	7	7	14	14	13	14	14	12	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.4 W	1.2 W	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.7 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-

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