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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	Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thursday 05			Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			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	Frentzes Southland	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Long Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	5	9	9	9	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	3.0 S	2.3 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	1.9 S	2.2 ESE	2.5 SE	1.7 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.3 E	1.1 SW	0.8 SW	1.6 WSW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 SSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	12	12	11	12	11	10	12	11	14	15	14	14	16	17	17	17	16	15	14
Energy(?)	872	4505	1565	1998	2143	1188	1743	2344	833	1296	530	860	495	1136	1471	3031	9096	13858	3439	4442	2301	2498
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	10:49AM 2.89		12:46AM 2.16		3:44PM 1.89		4:08AM 1.94	5:38PM 1.82		6:39AM 2.01					8:08PM 1.47	8:33AM 1.46		7:59PM 1.75	9:22AM 1.41		10:13PM 1.58	10:40AM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)		6:33PM 0.05		9:18AM 0.12		9:54PM 0.03	10:18AM 0.11		10:03PM 0.08	12:57PM 0.17		11:04PM 0.15	8:48AM 0.17	2:02PM 0.16	2:25AM 0.17		2:49PM 0.20	2:16AM 0.35		4:05PM 0.53		4:35AM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	11	8	13	13	11	15	16	12	18	15	18	19	18	20	14	15	12	18	15	13	13
Low °C	10	11	6	12	13	10	13	15	10	15	14	16	18	17	14	14	14	11	17	15	11	10
Chill °C (?)	10	9	6	11	10	8	15	15	12	18	13	18	19	18	20	12	14	11	18	13	13	13
Sunrise	7:24	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:18	-	-	7:33
Sunset	-	8:25	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:52	-	-	8:19	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	2.5 S	2.3 S	0.1 NE	-	1.5 SE	2.2 ESE	2.5 SE	1.7 ESE	2.0 ESE	1.3 E	1.2 E	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	1.8 SW	2.5 SW	4.0 SW	5.0 SSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.3 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	-	9	12	11	10	12	11	12	15	14	14	16	17	17	17	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 NE	1.0 SW	-	-	0.1 S	1.4 S	1.4 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	0.6 SSW	1.1 SW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WSW	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NW	-
Period (s)	-	12	11	-	-	21	10	10	9	9	14	14	9	14	10	9	9	9	10	10	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 S	-	2.5 S	3.0 S	1.9 S	-	1.6 SSW	-	0.6 NNW	-	0.4 NW	-	-	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	-	12	12	11	-	10	-	4	-	3	-	-	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 02					Tuesday 03								Wednesday 04								Thu
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSE	2.5 S	2.3 S	1.0 SSW	1.3 WSW	1.9 S	2.0 S	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE
Period(s) (?)	10	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	11	20	18	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10
Energy(?)	689	754	648	2687	1616	1463	1215	1007	1093	1656	1278	1434	1195	1188	2204	1759	1743	1312	1386	1294	1086	1010
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	low	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)		12:15PM 2.18					3:25AM 1.96	4:28AM 1.91								6:05AM 1.61				6:53PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)					9:08PM 0.03				9:00AM 0.14	11:21AM 0.14			7:15PM 0.01	11:51PM 0.08				11:31AM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	12	10	9	7	6	6	9	13	13	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	16	14	12	12
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	8	8	6	4	4	7	11	11	9	11	8	9	9	13	12	15	14	12	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	3.0 S	2.4 S	2.3 S	2.2 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	1.7 SSE	1.3 WSW	1.5 SE	1.7 S	2.1 ESE	2.2 ESE	1.9 ESE	2.1 ESE	2.2 SE	1.9 SE	1.8 SE
Period (s)	10	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	18	9	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	-	-	1.5 SW	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.8 SW	-	0.1 NE	1.0 SSW	0.8 SW	0.1 S	1.3 SE	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.2 S	1.1 S	1.3 S	1.2 S	1.1 S
Period (s)	10	-	-	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	10	20	10	21	9	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 S	2.3 S	0.5 ENE	0.3 SE	1.9 S	2.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	11	3	10	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 02																Tuesday 03
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	1.6 SW	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	9	9	9	9	12	8	10	9	10
Energy(?)	875	918	872	3275	5072	6081	3401	4690	2762	3209	2971	2687	660	1635	1627	1496	1496	2549	1456	3385	3314	3341
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)										4:36PM 1.98
Low Tide / height (m)																10:58PM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	1
High °C	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	10	9	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	7	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	9	7	7	8	8	4	4	4	4	7	5	6	6	6
Sunrise	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.5 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	2.5 S	3.0 S	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	3.0 S	1.6 SW	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 NE
Period (s)	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	-	-	0.1 NE	0.1 E	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	0.1 NE	1.4 SW	-	-	1.5 SW	0.2 SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE
Period (s)	10	-	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	-	-	11	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	18	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	3.5 S	3.0 S	-	3.0 S	-	3.5 S	3.0 S	-	-	3.5 S	3.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	3.0 S	4.5 S	4.5 S	4.0 S
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	12	12	-	12	-	12	12	-	-	9	9	9	9	12	8	10	9	10

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