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 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			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	Karitane Point Otago	Houghton Bay Wellington	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Patiti Point Canterbury	Porridge Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	2	4	4	3	3	8	5	4	5	5	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 E	5.0 SSW	2.2 E	2.3 SSW	2.2 E	2.0 ESE	2.1 SW	1.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.1 E	2.0 E	1.0 E	5.0 WSW	2.0 SSW	2.4 W	3.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.6 W	2.5 W
Period(s) (?)	10	10	11	8	12	11	17	16	17	11	11	12	12	12	13	10	13	14	13	13	9	13
Energy(?)	441	5337	2692	1706	2567	942	3485	1404	445	266	105	499	1160	494	8336	1012	2023	6076	3485	2359	566	2221
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:07AM 3.14		3:48AM 1.77		5:56PM 1.26		6:23AM 1.41	6:27PM 1.39		6:54AM 1.52		7:05PM 1.89	5:29AM 1.82	5:46PM 1.78		6:11AM 1.78	4:40PM 2.24		5:05AM 2.16	5:28PM 2.17		4:45AM 2.00
Low Tide / height (m)		5:19PM 0.33	9:28PM 0.21	9:56AM 0.26		11:46PM 0.67	12:45PM 0.22		12:37AM 0.17		1:12PM 0.19	1:15AM 0.40	11:43AM 0.20		12:03AM 0.16	12:28PM 0.22		1:06AM 0.77	11:14AM 0.29		10:37PM 0.29	11:01AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	heavy rain	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	clear	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	1	3	12	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	2	-	-	4	4
High °C	12	15	14	16	12	12	13	16	16	21	22	19	21	16	11	15	15	14	18	19	17	20
Low °C	12	14	13	15	12	11	12	16	14	17	19	17	19	14	10	14	14	10	13	18	16	17
Chill °C (?)	10	14	12	16	10	11	13	16	16	21	22	19	21	15	7	15	15	12	18	19	17	20
Sunrise	6:52	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:03	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:48	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:13
Sunset	-	8:23	-	-	8:49	-	-	8:58	-	-	8:17	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 E	0.7 ESE	2.2 E	1.7 S	2.2 E	2.0 ESE	2.1 SW	1.7 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.1 E	2.0 E	1.0 E	-	2.0 SSW	2.4 W	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	-	1.6 W	2.5 W
Period (s)	10	11	11	8	12	11	17	16	17	11	11	12	12	12	-	10	13	14	14	-	9	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.5 SE	1.8 SSE	1.1 SW	1.8 ESE	0.3 SE	0.7 W	0.6 S	0.6 NW	0.7 ESE	0.6 S	0.8 SSE	-	0.9 SE	0.1 N	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.6 WSW	-
Period (s)	13	10	10	10	8	11	10	10	11	8	4	11	4	6	-	10	9	8	-	-	13	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	5.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.4 SSE	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	0.6 ENE	0.5 S	-	1.5 S	5.0 WSW	-	-	3.5 W	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	4	10	9	8	8	-	-	-	-	3	8	7	-	6	13	-	-	14	13	13	-	-

	Monday 16					Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Houghton Bay Wellington	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	3	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 ENE	2.4 ENE	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.5 ESE	2.5 SE	2.3 ESE	2.2 SE	2.1 SW	1.2 SSW	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	12	14	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	10	10	10	17	17	16	16	16	15
Energy(?)	572	890	1016	2252	5174	3354	3295	2241	1706	1546	1279	1095	1660	1413	1257	1221	3485	1417	2501	2210	1134	1014
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:05AM 2.61	3:23PM 1.65					5:24AM 1.50				5:34PM 1.84				4:09AM 1.83			2:39PM 2.24
Low Tide / height (m)						10:55PM 0.69				11:41AM 0.25			9:54PM 0.15				8:31AM 0.26	10:33AM 0.74			7:54PM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	17	12	12	14	13	14	14	16	15	15	15	11	11	11	11	12	16	14	14	13	12
Chill °C (?)	13	17	10	10	13	13	14	13	16	15	15	15	9	10	10	10	11	16	14	14	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	7:03	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 S	1.5 S	1.5 S	1.4 S	2.5 ESE	2.5 SE	2.3 ESE	2.2 SE	2.1 SW	1.9 ESE	2.0 SW	1.9 SW	1.5 WSW	1.4 SW
Period (s)	11	11	12	14	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	11	10	10	10	17	9	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.2 WSW	1.2 ESE	1.3 ESE	2.5 E	1.2 SE	2.1 ESE	1.6 SE	1.5 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	1.8 ESE	1.2 SSW	1.6 ESE	1.4 ESE	0.2 SSE	0.7 W
Period (s)	12	20	7	7	12	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	11	11	13	19	10	17	10	10	9	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 SE	-	1.1 S	1.2 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	-	1.3 S	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	11	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 16																Tuesday 17
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Karitane Point Otago	Karitane Point Otago	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Houghton Bay Wellington	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	3	4	4	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.5 E	1.6 E	4.0 E	5.5 S	4.0 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.0 E	2.1 E	2.5 E	2.4 E	0.9 E	2.2 E	1.0 E	1.1 E	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	10	10	13	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	15	13	14	14	11	11
Energy(?)	604	1079	441	500	8837	6330	7649	6476	5492	5186	4000	4237	2008	2080	2447	2178	521	1847	601	668	476	458
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)										4:58PM 1.34									1:54AM 2.15
Low Tide / height (m)			9:16AM 0.32		11:11AM 0.28										9:13PM 0.21
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	12	12	14	14	16	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Chill °C (?)	12	12	10	10	11	10	14	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	8	9	10
Sunrise	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.5 E	1.6 E	4.0 E	1.3 ESE	4.0 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.5 E	3.0 E	3.0 E	2.0 E	2.1 E	2.5 E	2.4 E	1.4 SW	2.2 E	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW
Period (s)	11	12	10	10	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	11	13	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.2 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	-	0.7 SE	-	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.7 SSE	1.4 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 E	0.6 SW	1.0 E	1.1 E	0.4 SW	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	12	20	13	13	-	10	-	10	10	10	9	10	7	7	12	12	15	12	14	14	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	4.5 S	5.5 S	4.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SSW	1.5 SE	1.5 SE	-	-	1.1 SE	-	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	-	-	4	4	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	-	-	5	-	5	5	3	3

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