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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	Thu		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thu
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	All Day Bay Otago	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dunedin - Kuri Bush Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	5	4	5	4	4	4	8	8	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	4.5 WSW	3.0 W	1.0 SW	3.0 W	3.0 NW	2.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.1 SE	1.2 S	1.6 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SE	1.6 SSE	1.2 S	3.5 SE	1.5 ESE	1.4 E	0.9 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	13	11	8	11	12	16	15	14	14	6	7	9	9	11	10	9	10	9	9	16
Energy(?)	5688	2739	499	3057	2177	1640	5210	7184	3515	3517	2916	612	265	618	1736	2303	811	468	2161	633	592	530
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	off	off	on	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)			10:53AM 2.14		11:18PM 2.12	11:00AM 3.49		6:04PM 1.54		1:13PM 2.32	1:31AM 2.25		3:28PM 2.55	12:57AM 3.32		3:00PM 2.15	1:53AM 3.18		2:58PM 1.99		3:33AM 1.89	4:19PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)		9:36PM 0.17	4:44AM 0.20	5:06PM 0.13		4:50AM 0.44	5:13PM 0.40	12:22AM 0.06	6:54AM -0.01		7:26PM 0.11	9:19AM 0.28		6:46PM 0.63	7:10AM 0.67		7:40PM 0.82	8:46AM 0.43		9:16PM 0.54	9:57AM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	heavy rain	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	cloudy	mod. rain	clear	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	1	3	11	3	34	2	9	12	-	8	-	5	3	14	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	12	12	12	12	15	15	12	12	13	13	12	13	14	14	17	13	16	20	13	13	13	16
Low °C	12	11	11	12	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	13	12	13	14	13	15	16	13	11	10	15
Chill °C (?)	9	10	10	10	13	15	11	11	13	13	12	12	12	14	17	11	15	20	10	12	13	15
Sunrise	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:05	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:24	-
Sunset	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:57	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:51	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:59
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	3.0 W	1.0 SW	3.0 W	2.3 W	2.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	1.2 NE	0.9 E	1.6 S	0.7 ENE	3.0 SE	1.6 SSE	1.2 S	0.7 WSW	1.5 ESE	1.4 E	0.9 WSW
Period (s)	-	12	13	11	10	11	12	16	15	14	14	10	6	9	9	11	10	9	13	9	9	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 SW	-	-	1.6 NNW	0.7 WSW	-	1.2 N	1.3 N	1.1 NNW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.2 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.4 SW	1.3 S	1.3 SSE	0.5 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	16	-	-	8	18	-	9	9	8	12	6	8	8	9	8	8	19	9	8	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 WSW	-	0.4 NE	2.1 W	3.0 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 SE	1.2 S	-	3.5 SSW	-	-	-	3.5 SE	-	-	0.9 NNE
Period (s)	12	-	2	11	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	7	-	9	-	-	-	10	-	-	6

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	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	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blackhead Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	8	8	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SSW	1.9 SSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.4 W	1.8 SSW	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 NW	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W
Period(s) (?)	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	9	11	13	12	13	12	16	15	14
Energy(?)	593	1115	4655	4001	3387	1956	1660	1032	3221	1981	2004	1870	2303	1985	1640	2448	1995	5099	3214	7184	7445	7210
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				10:38PM 2.05									1:20AM 2.57							11:59PM 2.15
Low Tide / height (m)						4:09AM 0.50		10:59AM 0.11		5:55PM 0.04				4:50AM 0.44				5:48PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	4	1	-	-	-	2	1	2	1	4	2	4	3	3
Temp. °C	17	13	11	9	10	11	12	18	12	12	11	10	10	14	14	12	15	12	12	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	17	12	9	7	9	11	12	17	11	10	9	8	8	14	14	11	15	11	12	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	6:07	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 S	1.9 SSW	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.4 W	1.8 SSW	1.1 SW	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 NW	2.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W	4.0 W
Period (s)	9	12	-	12	12	12	12	12	14	12	12	12	11	9	11	13	12	13	12	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 ESE	0.7 SSE	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.6 ESE	0.2 S	-	0.7 SW	0.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	2.0 W	1.6 NNW	0.8 WSW	1.0 N	0.7 WSW	-	-	0.6 NNE	0.8 NNE
Period (s)	11	10	-	-	10	10	10	13	10	-	16	21	15	10	8	18	8	18	-	-	9	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SSW	-	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	3.0 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	-	12	-	-	-	-	3	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 16	Friday 17
	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	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blackhead Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	8	8	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 S	1.6 SSW	4.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 W	3.5 W	0.9 SSW	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	9	9	12	12	12	11	11	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	12	13	13	13
Energy(?)	267	579	5688	5749	5592	3412	3357	205	6145	4074	7352	5377	5241	2426	2426	2682	2108	3051	1415	2683	2725	2725
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	cross	cross	cross	on	on	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)													12:36AM 2.51
Low Tide / height (m)					4:26PM 0.19												4:09AM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	5
High °C	17	15	12	12	12	12	12	14	9	10	10	9	9	11	11	9	11	11	10	10	10	11
Chill °C (?)	17	14	9	9	9	9	9	11	6	7	7	6	6	11	11	7	11	9	8	7	7	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.8 SSE	-	-	-	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.9 SSW	1.8 SW	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	9	11	-	-	-	11	11	9	12	-	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	12	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 E	0.4 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	0.1 N	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N
Period (s)	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	-	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.6 SSW	4.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 W	3.5 W	1.3 W	4.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.5 NNE
Period (s)	-	9	12	12	12	11	11	5	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3

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