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.

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Sun

Mon

Preloading...

16 day forecast maps are a premium feature
Sign Up

Already have an account? Sign in

Show location on the map:

Wave Energy Map

Wave Height Map

Wind Map

Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: South Island New Zealand Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, South Island New Zealand Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, South Island New Zealand Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, South Island New Zealand Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: South Island New Zealand Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: South Island New Zealand Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, South Island New Zealand Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, South Island New Zealand Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, South Island New Zealand Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

South Island New Zealand Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Sat
	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	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins
Rating	2	5	9	9	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 ESE	1.8 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 N	1.9 WSW	1.4 W	1.6 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.0 W	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	10	13	15	17	17	14	16	14	13	14	12	18	7	9	12	11	11	10	12	13	13
Energy(?)	478	990	5913	9533	5387	6537	1797	2110	3186	642	753	283	219	737	397	788	825	625	260	1135	1362	1387
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	12:36PM 1.49	1:27PM 1.58	12:26AM 1.64		1:17PM 1.56	1:42AM 1.69		1:54PM 1.63	2:04AM 1.85		2:18PM 1.82			3:27PM 2.41	12:10AM 2.04	12:23PM 2.14			5:28AM 1.84	5:50PM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)				7:04AM 0.43		7:18PM 0.34	7:45AM 0.35		7:44PM 0.26	8:09AM 0.28		9:53PM 0.23	8:48AM 0.20			6:16AM 0.25	6:35PM 0.17	10:27PM 0.63	11:43AM 0.17		10:35PM 0.07	6:52AM -0.03
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	heavy rain	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	19	13	13	15	14	15	16	14	17	18	15	15	15	16	14	12	12	21	15	13	14
Low °C	11	17	13	12	15	11	15	16	11	16	17	13	15	12	16	10	12	10	16	14	11	11
Chill °C (?)	16	19	10	11	14	12	14	15	12	17	18	15	14	13	16	14	10	12	21	14	11	14
Sunrise	7:28	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:43
Sunset	-	8:04	-	-	8:04	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:59	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:01	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 ESE	0.8 SE	0.6 SSW	4.5 SW	3.0 SSW	0.4 N	2.2 SSW	2.0 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.4 WSW	1.0 SW	1.4 W	1.6 SW	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.0 W	2.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.0 SW
Period (s)	13	13	20	15	17	13	14	16	14	13	14	12	12	12	9	12	11	11	10	12	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.6 SE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 N	0.8 NE	0.2 N	-	0.3 ENE	0.1 N	0.2 NNW	0.4 N	0.9 ENE	0.3 NNW	0.6 ENE	0.2 WNW	0.1 S	0.4 WNW	-	-	0.4 NE
Period (s)	9	10	12	9	9	13	8	12	-	8	12	18	18	8	16	8	9	8	8	-	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.8 SW	4.0 SW	-	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	1.7 WSW	0.4 SE	-	-	0.9 NW	1.9 WSW	-	-	1.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	13	-	-	17	-	-	14	3	-	-	6	7	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 14					Sunday 15								Monday 16								Tue
	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	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nugget Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	2	3	4	5	4	4	9	9	9	5	9	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SW	1.1 SE	0.9 SE	1.4 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	13	13	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	14	13	13	14	16
Energy(?)	1010	710	356	679	1799	3131	1113	1577	9533	10823	11813	3776	10356	3773	5640	4388	3774	6747	4220	1434	3288	1341
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	glass	glass	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high
High Tide / height (m)							1:01AM 1.62				1:01PM 1.64								2:54PM 1.69			10:11PM 2.55
Low Tide / height (m)				6:34PM 0.43									7:03PM 0.37			4:23AM 0.56					7:44PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-
Temp. °C	13	16	17	16	14	11	14	13	13	12	15	15	13	13	12	11	13	16	15	14	12	15
Chill °C (?)	12	16	17	15	13	9	13	12	11	10	13	15	11	12	10	10	13	15	15	14	11	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SE	1.4 SW	0.9 SE	0.8 SE	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.0 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	13	10	13	12	11	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	13	13	14	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.4 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 ENE	0.2 N
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	9	8	8	8	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.6 SW	-	0.5 NNE	1.4 SW	2.3 SW	3.0 SW	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-	-	3.5 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	-	3	10	11	12	3	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	14	13	-	-	-

	Saturday 14																Sunday 15
	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	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Aramoana Spit Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nugget Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	2	3	4	5	4	4	9	9	9	5	9	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 ESE	1.0 SE	1.6 SW	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	1.1 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.5 WSW	1.7 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	4.5 SW	2.1 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	10	13	13	10	10	10	11	10	12	13	13	13	12	13	11	11	14	10
Energy(?)	594	532	478	505	1088	447	528	506	2559	2804	2961	1850	3779	1703	3095	3194	3135	7046	3028	3160	6818	1163
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)						12:36PM 1.49									9:19PM 1.62				1:52AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	11	11	15	16	18	19	19	14	14	14	16	13	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	13	15
Chill °C (?)	6	9	9	14	15	18	19	19	12	12	12	16	10	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	10	13
Sunrise	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SE	1.1 NE	1.0 ESE	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	1.0 SE	1.1 SW	0.8 SE	0.9 SE	0.8 SE	0.8 SE	1.5 SW	0.8 SE	1.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	0.6 ENE	2.1 W
Period (s)	13	9	13	13	13	13	10	13	13	13	12	10	12	13	20	20	20	13	13	13	9	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	1.1 SW	0.9 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 SE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.0 NE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 N	0.6 SE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 SE	0.8 W
Period (s)	9	7	9	10	9	9	13	9	9	9	20	9	20	12	8	8	15	12	9	9	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 SW	1.0 SW	-	0.5 W	1.6 SW	-	-	1.1 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SW	3.5 WSW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	4.5 SW	-
Period (s)	5	5	-	3	10	-	-	10	10	10	11	10	12	11	13	13	12	13	11	11	14	-

List of all animated swell maps

Canterbury	Nelson West Coast	Wanganui Manawatu
Catlins	Otago	Wellington
Kaikoura and Marlborough	Southland	West Coast South Island
Nelson Tasman Bay	Wairarapa

Transparent overlay
	Pressure
	Wind
	None