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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	Mon		Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Herbertville Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Kaka Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Woodpecker Bay West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast
Rating	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	5	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	1.8 ENE	2.5 NE	1.3 ENE	0.8 NE	1.5 NE	2.3 NE	0.7 ENE	3.0 W	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	1.0 SW	1.9 NE	3.0 W	5.5 W	3.5 W
Period(s) (?)	12	11	12	6	6	9	9	7	12	11	9	10	10	13	14	14	14	13	6	14	13	13
Energy(?)	1813	785	249	261	175	512	1177	328	438	638	775	183	1514	864	1627	3829	1584	411	287	6752	9743	4058
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			6:38AM 1.69	5:15PM 1.85		5:50AM 1.86	4:48PM 1.74	7:41PM 1.54	10:56AM 1.52		10:57PM 1.58	11:24AM 1.42		12:02AM 1.19	10:37AM 1.56		11:02PM 1.51	11:33AM 1.62		12:44AM 1.73	11:47AM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)		12:27AM 0.48			11:30PM 0.57	11:58AM 0.70		2:05AM 0.49	4:39AM 0.50	5:27PM 0.43		5:07AM 0.29	6:14PM 0.25		4:25AM 0.35	4:41PM 1.01		5:20AM 0.30	5:46PM 0.29		5:36AM 0.26	6:02PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
High °C	10	8	19	22	14	20	21	21	24	21	19	16	15	12	17	13	13	16	22	11	15	16
Low °C	10	6	16	22	13	16	21	18	23	21	17	13	15	9	16	13	11	13	19	11	14	16
Chill °C (?)	7	8	19	22	13	20	21	21	24	21	18	15	13	10	17	13	12	14	22	8	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:54	-
Sunset	9:15	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:21	-	-	9:17	-	-	9:07	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:43
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.7 ENE	-	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	3.0 WSW	2.0 W	1.0 SW	0.3 SSW	4.0 NNW	5.5 W	0.2 N
Period (s)	12	11	12	11	11	13	13	7	8	12	9	10	-	13	14	14	14	13	14	11	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	-	0.1 E	-	0.1 E	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.5 S	0.8 NE	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	-	0.7 NE	0.8 ENE	0.7 NNW	0.6 NW	0.5 ENE	0.2 ESE	3.0 W	-	0.1 N
Period (s)	9	-	12	-	12	10	10	14	12	9	15	13	-	10	11	8	8	6	5	14	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 E	1.7 ENE	1.4 NE	1.8 ENE	2.5 NE	-	-	1.5 NE	2.3 NE	0.9 SW	3.0 W	0.9 ENE	0.5 NW	-	-	-	1.9 NE	-	-	3.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	5	6	6	9	9	-	-	11	9	7	10	5	4	-	-	-	6	-	-	13

	Monday 24			Tuesday 25								Wednesday 26								Thursday 27
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.5 NE	2.0 NE	1.8 NE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	3.0 ENE	1.6 E	2.1 ENE	1.7 NE	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	7	7	7	9	8	10	9	9	8	10	10
Energy(?)	500	1498	1281	1265	1168	1074	627	881	228	237	1053	604	527	643	512	1072	2734	501	1011	534	1389	683
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)						5:04AM 1.92					9:26PM 1.59				8:08AM 1.53				7:52PM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)				10:43PM 0.53			10:00AM 0.63			4:07PM 0.52							2:36PM 0.48				2:05AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	10	11	8	8	8	8	11	14	19	19	16	18	13	16	16	21	21	22	14	16	13	13
Chill °C (?)	8	9	8	8	7	6	10	13	19	19	16	18	12	15	15	21	21	22	14	15	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47
Sunset	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.7 S	1.6 ENE	2.5 ENE	1.6 E	2.1 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 ENE	0.8 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	7	7	7	13	8	10	9	9	8	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.2 ESE	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 S	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	0.4 SSE	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	-	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	5	12	12	10	11	11	10	12	12	12	11	12	10	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	1.2 E	1.4 ENE	2.5 NE	2.0 NE	1.8 NE	1.7 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.1 ENE	3.0 ENE	0.3 NW	-	0.8 NNW	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	6	8	7	7	7	9	8	10	3	-	4	10	10

	Monday 24										Tuesday 25
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Gnarlies Wairarapa	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.6 E	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.3 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.5 S	1.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	12	9	12	13	12	9	12	9	11	11	11	11	11
Energy(?)	500	1630	1550	1692	1692	1568	1405	1401	196	364	84	160	217	563	35	449	35	96	535	329	878	878
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									9:17PM 1.44											8:18AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	12	12	10	10	10	10	9	12	12	11	12	13	12	8	7	9	9	10	12	11	12
Chill °C (?)	8	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	11	11	9	10	12	10	5	6	7	7	7	10	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SW	2.3 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 S	1.3 SSW	1.0 S	0.5 S	1.4 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.9 SW	1.9 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	12	13	12	13	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.5 SSW	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.5 NE	0.2 E	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 SSE	0.5 NE	0.2 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE
Period (s)	-	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	5	9	12	9	9	12	9	9	9	7	9	12	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WSW	-	0.8 SSE	0.9 SE	0.6 E	0.6 ESE	0.7 SE	0.9 E	0.4 NNE	-	0.5 NNE	0.4 NE	0.7 NE	1.1 NE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	5	5	9	5	5	9	3	-	3	3	4	4	-	-

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