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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	Fri	Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Airport Rights Wellington	Fox River West Coast South Island	Patiti Point Canterbury	Airport Rights Wellington	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Fields Canterbury	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	6	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	2	4	4	3	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 W	0.9 SSE	1.9 SSW	2.5 W	3.0 S	2.1 S	2.5 S	2.2 S	1.4 SSE	1.6 WSW	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.7 W	0.6 SW	2.0 WSW	1.1 SW	1.6 S	3.0 SW	1.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	8	13	11	9	11	10	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	7	12	12	8	7	12	10
Energy(?)	2414	1231	5849	455	626	1680	1927	1164	1419	1484	469	777	897	344	253	480	201	1263	328	297	2442	343
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:23AM 1.68	3:51PM 1.98		4:19AM 1.88		11:12PM 1.62	5:10AM 1.82	5:04PM 2.97		5:20AM 2.60	5:51PM 2.63	11:33PM 2.19	11:24AM 1.63	1:24PM 1.64	7:29PM 2.89	8:08AM 2.88		2:57AM 1.57		1:28PM 1.77	3:39AM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)	3:25AM 0.28			10:10PM 0.44	10:28AM 0.50	5:14PM 0.61		11:23AM 0.56		11:24PM 0.52	11:35AM 0.64			5:16AM 0.35		1:48AM 1.13		2:27PM 1.05	8:36PM 0.11	9:18AM 0.11		9:22PM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	cloudy	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	9	-	3	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	13	16	12	17	17	13	16	14	11	13	15	10	18	19	15	20	17	13	13	15	11
Low °C	12	12	16	12	16	17	12	15	13	11	13	15	8	16	19	14	15	13	9	12	15	8
Chill °C (?)	14	12	16	10	17	17	11	16	12	8	12	15	10	18	19	14	20	16	11	13	14	9
Sunrise	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:06	-	-	9:19	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:52	-	-	9:20	-	-	9:19	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	0.7 NNW	4.0 W	0.9 SSE	1.9 SSW	2.5 W	0.8 E	2.1 S	0.8 ESE	2.2 S	1.4 SSE	1.6 WSW	1.6 S	1.4 S	1.1 S	1.7 W	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.6 S	0.3 ENE	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	9	13	10	9	11	9	11	12	10	10	9	9	9	9	7	12	15	10	7	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.1 N	0.1 E	0.5 NNW	0.7 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 NNW	0.2 S	0.8 E	0.3 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 E	0.8 WSW	1.1 SW	0.2 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.5 WSW	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.4 SSW	0.3 ENE	-	0.5 SW
Period (s)	11	12	12	10	11	11	19	12	17	16	11	16	13	11	10	12	11	10	15	9	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	3.0 S	-	2.5 S	1.3 SW	-	-	-	-	0.7 ENE	-	-	2.0 WSW	1.1 SW	-	3.0 SW	-
Period (s)	-	8	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	6	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	12	8	-	12	-

	Fri	Saturday 24								Sunday 25								Monday 26
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Breaker Bay Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Airport Rights Wellington	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Airport Rights Wellington
Rating	4	4	6	6	6	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 E	1.9 E	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 S	4.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.3 W	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.2 S
Period(s) (?)	11	12	13	12	13	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	10	10	10	12	12	10	11
Energy(?)	1188	1072	5255	5309	5060	2741	2526	4478	3105	4509	3461	3183	3104	7454	1163	1475	1203	1042	3866	3798	3068	1109
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	high	high
High Tide / height (m)	9:07PM 1.73		3:34AM 1.94			10:01AM 1.56					3:27AM 2.79		8:44AM 2.03			4:05PM 3.07					9:11AM 1.61	11:43AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)					9:41AM 0.45				9:35PM 0.86									10:24PM 0.94		5:27AM 0.17
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	11	13	12	15	13	15	19	15	14	13	13	13	13	17	17	15	14	14	14	13	18
Chill °C (?)	12	8	12	11	15	12	14	19	15	13	12	12	13	11	17	17	15	14	13	13	11	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:06	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 E	1.9 E	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 WSW	3.0 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	1.2 SE	3.5 S	2.1 SSW	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.3 W	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 S	2.2 S
Period (s)	11	12	13	12	13	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	10	10	10	12	12	10	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSE	0.4 SSW	1.0 N	0.8 N	0.6 N	0.6 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NW	0.5 E	1.0 E	0.2 ESE	0.3 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.8 E	0.9 E	0.8 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	9	14	11	11	11	10	10	12	13	12	12	12	10	10	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 S	4.0 SSW	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	-
Period (s)	10	6	-	-	-	9	9	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	8	-	-	-	12	12	10	-

	Friday 23				Saturday 24
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Breaker Bay Wellington	Airport Rights Wellington	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Patiti Point Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Airport Rights Wellington	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Airport Rights Wellington
Rating	4	4	6	6	6	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	0.9 SE	0.4 SSE	3.5 WSW	1.0 NNW	1.0 WSW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.8 S	1.7 E	3.0 SSW	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	14	14	13	10	9	13	11	14	9	10	7	11	8	13	13	13	9	9	12	9
Energy(?)	782	1145	966	892	2425	179	29	4179	485	734	1203	1202	656	1014	1231	4397	4263	4147	1599	1458	2401	2548
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)													7:54AM 2.07
Low Tide / height (m)			9:25PM 0.40																			4:27PM 0.63
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	1	-
High °C	14	12	15	14	14	15	15	14	13	14	13	12	12	11	12	16	16	17	12	13	12	15
Chill °C (?)	13	10	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	8	9	16	16	17	9	10	9	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	9:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 E	1.9 E	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	0.9 SE	0.9 SE	3.5 WSW	1.0 NNW	1.2 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.6 NNW	1.0 E	1.7 E	0.7 NNW	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	1.1 E	0.7 ESE	1.5 E	2.5 S
Period (s)	11	12	14	14	13	10	10	13	11	11	9	10	11	11	9	13	13	13	9	11	11	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.5 SSW	1.2 N	1.1 N	1.1 N	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.0 N	0.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.5 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.8 SSE	0.8 SSW	0.1 E	0.9 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.7 NNW	0.3 ESE	0.6 ENE	0.1 SE	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	15	14	12	12	12	9	9	11	14	14	9	9	8	13	12	10	10	10	12	9	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SSE	1.3 SSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	-	-	-	0.5 SW	-	1.8 S	1.2 SW	3.0 SSW	-	-	-	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	9	6	5	5	5	6	6	-	-	-	6	-	7	6	8	-	-	-	9	9	12	9

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