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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Sat	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18
	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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	All Day Bay Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	All Day Bay Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	6	3	4	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 ENE	1.7 NW	2.5 ENE	2.1 E	2.5 E	1.6 E	3.0 W	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 W	1.6 S	0.9 SSE	1.1 S	1.4 S	1.7 S	0.9 SW	1.2 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	0.8 SSW	2.5 W	2.4 W
Period(s) (?)	7	10	9	10	12	12	14	10	12	12	11	10	10	8	9	15	16	12	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1131	743	1151	918	2150	723	3367	2395	2330	1901	1165	281	314	339	442	509	1340	2391	3030	263	2476	2595
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	10:54PM 1.53						8:21PM 1.76									10:38PM 2.05			11:18PM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)		6:23AM 0.33					2:32AM 0.45	7:49AM 0.45	3:05PM 0.40								8:36AM 0.15				5:13PM 0.40	10:47PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	mod. rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	heavy rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	1	1	-	-	-	1	17	12	9	3	-	-	-	1	-	14	2	1	-	-	9	11
High °C	19	15	16	18	20	16	14	12	12	11	13	15	13	14	15	10	13	14	11	11	14	15
Low °C	17	15	16	17	19	14	12	11	11	9	11	13	11	12	13	10	9	12	9	9	13	12
Chill °C (?)	19	14	15	18	20	15	12	10	11	10	11	14	12	14	15	8	12	12	9	11	13	14
Sunrise	-	7:13	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:18	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:18	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:46	-	-	6:07	-	-	5:58	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 E	1.7 NW	0.1 S	2.1 E	2.5 E	1.6 E	0.2 NNW	2.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 W	1.6 S	0.9 SSE	1.1 S	0.7 NW	1.7 S	0.9 SW	1.4 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	0.9 ENE	2.5 W	2.4 W
Period (s)	8	10	13	10	12	12	13	10	12	12	11	10	10	6	9	15	13	12	14	8	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.8 WSW	0.1 SW	-	0.5 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 NW	1.7 WSW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	1.1 E	0.6 E	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.1 E	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	-	-	0.8 SSW	1.3 NNW	1.3 NNW
Period (s)	12	12	13	-	4	4	16	13	13	13	13	8	12	11	11	10	16	-	-	14	8	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 ENE	-	2.5 ENE	0.4 SSW	-	-	3.0 W	-	-	-	1.7 WSW	-	0.5 W	1.4 S	0.1 NW	0.5 N	1.3 W	-	-	1.1 W	-	-
Period (s)	7	-	9	3	-	-	14	-	-	-	6	-	3	8	6	3	5	-	-	4	-	-

	Sat	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Campbells Bay Otago	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Aramoana Spit Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.9 NW	2.3 E	1.8 W	2.3 ENE	2.1 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.3 E	3.0 W	2.1 E	1.9 E	3.0 W	2.0 E	3.0 WNW	2.0 E
Period(s) (?)	8	7	8	8	8	9	10	10	11	10	11	12	12	11	12	14	13	12	13	12	13	11
Energy(?)	680	1131	1043	1089	1226	1409	1080	1050	1147	1044	1045	1898	2150	1539	1398	4339	1468	1130	3101	1140	2551	1056
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	flow	low	mid-ebb	high	flow	flow	flow	flow	flow	flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	ebb	low	ebb	high	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			12:07AM 1.40						7:38PM 1.60												8:15AM 2.91
Low Tide / height (m)					6:23AM 0.33		1:15PM 0.60												2:42AM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	2	4	4	3	-
Temp. °C	14	17	19	18	19	18	15	18	15	16	18	17	19	19	20	11	13	12	11	9	12	12
Chill °C (?)	13	16	19	18	19	18	15	18	15	16	18	17	19	19	20	10	13	12	11	7	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	2.0 E	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 E	1.6 ENE	1.9 NW	0.1 S	1.8 W	2.3 ENE	2.1 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.3 E	3.0 W	2.1 E	1.9 E	3.0 W	2.0 E	3.0 WNW	2.0 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	13	11	10	11	12	12	11	12	14	13	12	13	12	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	1.1 W	-	1.4 NW	0.1 S	-	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.8 NE	0.4 NE	0.7 WNW	0.3 S	0.4 ESE	0.9 WNW	0.4 S	0.4 NW	0.5 E
Period (s)	8	12	9	9	9	-	11	-	9	14	-	4	4	12	5	13	14	16	12	5	14	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.9 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.3 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	-	2.3 E	-	-	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	-	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	-	-
Period (s)	8	7	8	8	8	9	-	10	-	-	4	4	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-

	Saturday 11					Sunday 12
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Campbells Bay Otago	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Aramoana Spit Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 E	2.0 E	2.0 E	3.5 ENE	1.6 WNW	0.2 SSW	1.8 NW	3.5 NE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.4 ENE	1.7 WNW	1.9 ENE	1.7 E	1.8 NW	0.2 SSW	1.3 W	0.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	7	7	7	8	8	10	12	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	13	11	13
Energy(?)	258	377	451	451	474	2204	608	28	929	1858	1062	1089	1052	453	1226	1136	667	532	1397	17	438	26
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)																	10:24AM 1.57	11:13AM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)							12:39AM 0.69						6:23AM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	14	17	17	18	18	13	14	17	13	15	18	18	18	17	19	13	16	18	14	16	17	15
Chill °C (?)	13	16	16	18	18	12	13	16	11	13	18	18	18	17	19	12	16	18	12	16	17	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	2.0 E	2.0 ENE	1.6 WNW	0.2 SSW	1.8 NW	0.2 SSW	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.8 ENE	1.0 NE	1.8 E	1.7 WNW	1.9 ENE	1.7 E	1.8 NW	1.9 ENE	1.3 W	2.3 ENE
Period (s)	8	12	12	12	8	9	10	12	10	12	8	8	8	12	8	10	10	10	10	10	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	0.6 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.9 WSW	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.2 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.4 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 NW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	12	13	9	9	12	-	12	12	12	-	9	9	9	9	9	12	13	13	12	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.4 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.0 E	2.0 E	-	3.5 ENE	-	1.9 ENE	0.1 N	3.5 NE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.4 ENE	1.6 NNE	-	-	1.7 NNE	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	7	7	7	-	8	-	7	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	5	-	-	6	-	-	-

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