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

	Mon	Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Brighton Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	6	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.5 W	4.0 NW	1.7 NNW	2.2 NW	1.9 SSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.8 SSW	3.0 SW
Period(s)	16	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	8	11	14	12	13	12	13	17	16	14	15	14	12	11
Energy	516	633	547	501	236	233	130	5420	594	1660	1326	1795	3359	4384	4405	6802	5488	3989	1051	1039	1567	2465
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:50PM 3.08		1:55PM 2.26	1:25AM 2.13		1:12PM 2.85	1:47AM 3.29		1:57PM 2.88	2:49AM 3.17	7:26AM 2.32			5:10AM 1.93		8:40PM 1.86	9:08AM 1.78		11:43PM 1.57			10:37PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)		7:38AM -0.02		7:13PM 0.32	7:00AM 0.08		7:34PM 0.82	8:42AM 0.39		8:34PM 0.96		12:06PM 0.40	11:00PM 0.44	11:35AM 0.31	2:24PM 0.21	2:58AM 0.28		3:23PM 0.25		6:03AM 0.11	4:34PM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	heavy rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	2	17	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	10	7	10	10	10	11	12	14	15	14	9	11	10	11	11	9	9	9	13	16	16	13
Low °C	9	6	9	9	9	10	10	13	15	14	8	10	9	11	9	7	6	7	12	13	12	9
Chill °C (?)	8	6	8	8	9	9	11	14	15	13	9	9	8	9	8	6	9	9	13	16	15	12
Sunrise	-	8:07	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:37	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.7 NW	4.0 NW	1.7 NNW	2.2 NW	1.9 SSW	2.5 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	0.5 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	16	14	13	13	13	13	7	12	8	11	14	12	13	12	21	13	16	14	15	14	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 NNW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.7 WNW	1.4 W	0.2 ENE	-	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	-	2.5 SSW	-	0.3 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	-	7	7	6	20	20	12	18	12	12	7	-	13	12	-	17	-	13	5	13	6	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	-	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	1.3 NE	1.1 NNE	1.8 SSW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	13	12	13	-	-	-	5	6	12	11

	Mon	Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	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	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	2	6	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	1.4 WNW	1.6 NW	4.0 NW	1.7 WSW
Period(s)	14	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	15	8	12	7
Energy	677	516	503	868	633	636	547	530	518	501	232	226	236	237	233	220	120	130	1069	465	5420	430
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off
Tide State	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)		11:50PM 3.08					1:55PM 2.26				12:50AM 3.40				1:12PM 2.85
Low Tide / height (m)	7:12PM 0.16				7:38AM -0.02				7:13PM 0.32				7:00AM 0.08				7:34PM 0.82				8:42AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	-
Temp. °C	8	9	9	6	6	7	9	10	9	10	7	6	9	10	10	11	10	10	16	12	14	10
Chill °C (?)	7	8	8	4	4	6	7	8	7	8	6	4	8	9	9	9	8	8	15	11	14	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.5 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.7 NW	1.4 WNW	1.6 NW	4.0 NW	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	14	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	7	15	8	12	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 W	-	-	0.1 SW	0.5 W	0.1 W	0.5 W	0.1 SW	0.4 NNW	0.6 NNW	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.3 NW	0.5 W	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	6	-	-	21	7	21	7	20	5	6	-	20	20	20	20	21	4	12	18	15	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.7 NNE	-	-	1.7 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	4	-	-	7

	Monday 18	Tuesday 19
	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	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	4	2	6	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	790	788	677	526	603	516	509	509	503	509	503	868	749	739	633	709	698	636	626	556	547	547
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)						11:50PM 3.08														1:55PM 2.26
Low Tide / height (m)		7:12PM 0.16												7:38AM -0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	8	8	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	9
Chill °C (?)	8	8	7	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	7	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	6	6	6	13	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	21	7	7	7	21	21	21	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Canterbury	Nelson West Coast	Wanganui Manawatu
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Kaikoura and Marlborough	Southland	West Coast South Island
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