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

Change units		Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in	Bluecliffs Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Long Point Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Porridge Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	9	4	4
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15	WSW 16	W 14	SW 13	W 10	W 10	WSW 6	WSW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 16	W 13	WSW 14
kJ	1001	1487	1674	754	1190	1892	1537	2124	475	2054	3287	2963	590	2627	1857	1999	6079	1070	1541
Wind (km/h)	WSW	N	WSW	NW	NW	WSW	NNW	NNW	W	NNW	WNW	SW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		12:16PM1.57m		9:48PM1.99m	10:17AM2.04m		9:21PM1.69m	9:54AM1.74m		10:11PM1.84m		1:21PM1.69m	10:49PM1.93m	12:31PM2.35m	1:45PM1.84m	00:49AM2.44m	11:57AM2.10m		00:17AM2.19m
Low Tide	1:53AM0.69m	5:37AM0.42m	5:21PM1.16m		4:10AM0.76m	6:16PM1.09m	3:41AM0.50m		6:32PM0.38m		6:49AM0.30m			6:30AM0.48m			5:50AM0.18m	4:50PM0.63m
	WeatherSurf DetailsWater Temperature
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	2	19
Max °C	11	13	16	14	17	20	14	14	14	13	21	23	14	19	20	16	15	12	12
Min °C	10	11	14	11	13	17	12	13	14	12	18	20	9	13	18	14	9	12	7
Chill °C	11	11	16	12	16	20	13	13	12	12	21	23	13	19	20	15	14	12	11
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