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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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

		Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	8	4	4	4	6	6	6	6	4	4	8	7	4	4	2	2
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	SSW 16	SSW 13	SW 14	S 11	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	S 12	S 16	WSW 13	S 15	S 13	SW 14	W 13	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 10	SSW 8
kJ	813	1411	257	5286	1087	1048	2017	3155	3199	4524	2694	2111	991	5217	5364	938	2002	275	128
Wind (km/h)	ENE	WNW	NNW	W	NNW	SSW	ESE	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	11:45PM2.27m	3:44AM1.74m	5:20PM1.79m		6:59AM1.32m		7:06PM1.46m	7:21AM1.92m			6:05AM2.37m		8:45PM1.44m	6:53AM1.68m	4:01PM1.87m	7:22PM2.25m	7:38AM1.76m		9:43PM1.69m
Low Tide		9:56AM0.18m		10:20PM0.25m		1:04PM0.19m	1:22AM0.20m		1:55PM0.19m	11:59PM0.80m		2:39PM0.19m	3:00AM0.18m			1:46AM0.91m		4:43PM0.14m


mm	8	1	1	9	—	—	6	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	—
Max °C	11	9	12	5	13	14	9	8	7	11	13	16	14	13	13	9	8	16	10
Min °C	8	8	9	4	11	11	6	6	6	8	11	13	13	8	10	7	7	13	8
Chill °C	8	6	10	0	12	14	7	6	7	8	11	16	14	13	11	7	4	16	8
	—	7:13	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:52	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:07	—	—
	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:58	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:00	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 13	SSW 16	SSW 13	SSW 15	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 12	S 16	S 14	S 15	S 13	SSW 14	SSW 10	SSW 16	SW 16	S 10	SSW 8
kJ	813	1411	257	2585	1087	1048	2017	1950	2079	4524	2694	2111	991	2405	269	938	2002	122	128
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 18	NE 8	S 16	NE 8	ESE 11	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	—	SW 13	WSW 13	NE 10	SE 12	NE 7	SW 14	S 9	S 8	N 5	SSW 15
kJ	492	18	183	2	12	3	13	3	—	501	2573	4	6	7	507	264	45	15	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 4	N 4	SW 14	N 3	—	—	SSW 11	S 12	WSW 14	—	NNE 10	NNE 6	SW 14	W 13	NE 9	W 7	SSW 10	NNW 5
kJ	—	9	6	5286	3	—	—	3155	3199	2773	—	10	48	5217	5364	12	550	275	41
Sea °C	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	11
Diff °C	+0.2	+1.9	+1.9	+2.1	+0.3	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+0.6	+2.3	+2.4	+0.6	+0.6	+2.0	+1.1	+2.4	+2.2	+0.3	+1.8

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