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

	Mon	Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Blackhead Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	4	3	4	4	3	4	8	5	5	4	4	5	9	9	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.5 SW	1.2 SW	1.9 W	1.0 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 SW	5.5 SW	2.1 S	0.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	1.0 SW	1.9 SW	2.5 W	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	11	19	20	18	14	15	15	15	13	13	15	14	10	13	13	13	10	10	13	13
Energy	138	608	1282	1374	678	1391	11818	2554	646	2880	1872	2231	3070	8067	2481	2318	349	1242	1352	1348	1961	793
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:21AM 2.30	9:47AM 1.97	12:18PM 1.85	8:42PM 2.59	10:26AM 1.97	1:26PM 2.38	1:22AM 1.85	11:05AM 2.00		11:27PM 2.03		1:02PM 2.43	1:19AM 2.38			11:08PM 3.02	11:27AM 2.69	12:06PM 1.95		3:58AM 1.73	4:23PM 1.79
Low Tide / height (m)		3:38AM 0.37		2:47AM 0.43	4:16AM 0.32		7:06PM 0.23	4:56AM 0.27	5:15PM 0.28		7:46AM 0.29		7:20PM 0.59	8:43AM 0.29	5:01PM 0.53		5:21AM 0.33		10:11PM 0.39	10:06AM 0.39		10:37PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	15	14	15	15	10	12	12	9	11	13	14	16	16	14	16	17	15	17	18	16
Low °C	12	13	14	12	14	14	8	10	11	8	9	13	12	13	15	13	13	15	14	15	17	16
Chill °C (?)	12	13	14	12	15	14	6	12	10	7	10	13	13	15	15	13	16	16	15	17	18	15
Sunrise	-	7:35	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:40	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.2 SW	0.7 WSW	1.3 W	1.0 W	1.1 SW	-	2.1 S	1.5 S	2.5 SSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.6 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.0 SW	1.9 SW	-	2.5 WSW	2.3 WSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	9	12	21	7	11	18	-	15	8	15	13	13	15	14	14	13	13	13	-	10	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.4 S	-	1.1 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.1 WSW	-	2.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	-	-	0.6 S	0.4 SE	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.4 WSW	0.1 NE
Period (s)	12	8	-	13	20	13	-	8	15	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	12	10	-	-	15	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 NW	1.9 W	-	-	1.5 W	5.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNW	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	-	-	-	2.5 W	-	-	0.4 NNE
Period (s)	-	4	11	-	-	6	14	-	-	-	-	-	3	14	10	-	-	-	10	-	-	4

	Mon	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	9	9	8	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.7 SSW	2.0 W	0.7 SW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 WSW	2.2 W	1.2 SSW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW
Period(s)	13	12	12	13	12	12	22	11	20	19	19	18	9	18	18	18	18	10	14	15	14	14
Energy	1272	1028	1054	603	1257	711	787	1329	1052	1374	1265	1008	1978	1619	692	560	811	2819	11964	9533	7323	5630
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off
Tide State	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		9:29PM 1.93					12:18PM 1.85			10:13PM 1.97	12:24AM 2.10							10:05PM 1.92	1:36AM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	6:05PM 0.83							3:56PM 0.29				5:37AM 0.50				3:14PM 0.55					7:25AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	13	12	13	13	15	14	14	12	12	11	14	16	18	15	14	14	12	9	8	8	10
Chill °C (?)	16	12	11	12	13	14	13	13	11	11	9	12	15	18	14	13	13	11	6	5	6	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	1.1 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.3 W	1.2 SSW	1.1 W	1.2 WSW	1.6 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.3 W	1.3 SW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SW	4.0 SW	4.0 SSW
Period (s)	9	12	12	13	8	8	11	7	14	7	19	8	12	12	18	18	6	17	14	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.6 S	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	1.1 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.2 SSW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.2 N	0.1 SE	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	16	8	18	12	22	22	20	20	13	10	10	18	18	13	13	13	16	11	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	-	1.7 WSW	-	2.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.5 WNW	2.0 W	1.7 W	-	0.6 NW	0.5 N	2.2 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 W	-	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	-	8	-	12	12	4	11	7	-	4	3	9	4	11	5	-	10	14	-	-	-

	Monday 27					Tuesday 28
	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	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	9	9	8	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 W	1.4 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.2 WSW	0.4 SW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period(s)	13	12	13	13	7	9	12	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	22	22	22
Energy	1264	919	1082	929	361	545	1192	411	425	760	145	708	708	683	473	495	591	720	78	841	787	787
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	off	cross	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)															8:21AM 2.90				12:33PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)	6:05PM 0.83									3:38AM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	15	15	14	13	16	14	12	12	12	13	13	12	13	12	13	15	14	17	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	16	14	14	13	12	16	13	11	11	11	11	11	10	12	12	13	15	14	17	13	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 S	1.5 WSW	0.9 S	1.6 WSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 SW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.6 S	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	9	12	9	13	9	9	12	9	9	12	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	8	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.1 N	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.1 W	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	10	18	18	13	12	13	8	12	12	16	8	24	24	8	18	17	17	23	8	22	22	22
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	1.4 W	1.7 WSW	-	1.4 W	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	0.8 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	13	7	13	-	7	9	9	8	8	8	4	7	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4

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