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

	Sunday 10			Monday 11			Tuesday 12			Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Owahanga Wairarapa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.4 NE	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.3 S	2.4 SSW	1.7 S	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.2 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.0 S	1.9 S	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	14	13	13	11	14	14	14	12	16	14	10	14	13	12	12	18	19	16	16
Energy	631	4549	3682	4055	1853	1997	1040	12108	8413	8965	2211	5798	3912	836	1434	1014	1003	1502	2432	863	1474	893
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	on	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	9:08AM 1.43		10:44PM 1.64		12:15PM 1.22	11:58PM 2.10	5:41AM 2.68		11:12PM 1.65	8:38AM 1.86	1:32PM 1.35	9:09PM 1.91			9:56PM 2.02		3:21PM 1.69		3:49AM 1.45	3:14PM 2.03		4:55AM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)		3:44PM 0.43		5:57AM 0.26				4:57PM 0.31					8:41AM 0.17	3:47PM 0.23		8:53AM 0.11		9:38PM 0.11	10:00AM 0.08		9:31PM 0.11	11:08AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	7	9	11	11	7	14	12	10	11	13	10	10	12	10	8	9	7	8	12	12	12
Low °C	15	6	8	10	9	6	10	10	9	10	13	9	9	10	9	7	8	6	6	11	10	10
Chill °C (?)	16	2	5	9	10	5	14	9	7	9	11	7	8	11	9	8	9	6	8	12	11	12
Sunrise	7:09	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	8:03	-	-	8:03	-	-	7:31
Sunset	-	5:22	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:21	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 ENE	2.3 S	2.4 SSW	1.7 S	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.2 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.3 ENE	1.9 S	1.8 SW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	13	10	12	11	13	13	11	14	14	14	12	16	14	9	14	13	12	12	18	13	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 ENE	-	-	0.6 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.5 ENE	1.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 SSE	0.3 ENE	0.1 S	0.3 WSW	1.0 WSW	-	0.9 WSW	0.3 WNW	-
Period (s)	12	14	-	-	11	11	11	11	22	19	17	10	10	13	9	9	24	20	-	19	6	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	-	-	-	4.5 SSW	-	-	0.4 WSW	-	-	2.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	13	13	14	-	-	-	14	-	-	3	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 10							Monday 11								Tuesday 12
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Scarborough Canterbury	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Bluecliffs Southland	Blackhead Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Dee Dees Wairarapa
Rating	9	5	4	4	4	2	5	9	9	7	7	7	5	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SW	3.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 NE	0.7 SSE	2.4 W	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SW	3.0 S	3.5 SW	4.0 WSW	1.8 S	2.4 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 S	2.0 S	2.2 S	1.6 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	15	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	16	15	12
Energy	11434	4481	2630	1275	1050	320	3346	10853	10578	6220	6862	6336	3190	5230	5135	1114	1857	1308	1024	2146	2442	1274
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:19AM 1.16				9:36PM 1.54					12:21PM 1.22		7:29PM 1.69		12:20AM 1.53			11:53AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)		3:33AM 0.48				4:48PM 0.71													6:40AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	13	13	17	17	8	14	5	5	6	8	11	11	10	9	10	6	6	11	14	14	10
Chill °C (?)	8	11	12	17	17	5	13	1	1	3	5	9	10	8	7	10	3	3	9	14	14	10
Sunrise	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	1.4 S	2.3 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.4 NE	0.6 ENE	1.8 W	3.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.4 SSW	3.0 S	2.0 SSW	3.0 S	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.8 S	2.4 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 S	2.0 S	2.2 S	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	15	12	13	9	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	16	15	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 NE	1.3 NE	1.1 SSW	-	1.1 W	0.5 ENE	0.5 ENE	-	0.5 ENE	-	0.9 ENE	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.1 S
Period (s)	10	10	9	13	15	-	14	13	13	-	12	-	11	14	13	11	11	11	10	11	11	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SW	3.0 SSW	-	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 SSE	2.4 W	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SW	-	3.5 SW	4.0 WSW	0.6 NNE	0.7 NW	-	0.6 NW	0.5 SW	-	-
Period (s)	14	14	-	4	4	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	-	12	12	4	4	-	5	3	-	-

	Sunday 10
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Scarborough Canterbury	Farewell Spit Nelson - West Coast	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Bluecliffs Southland	Blackhead Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Dee Dees Wairarapa
Rating	9	5	4	4	4	2	5	9	9	7	7	7	5	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.4 SW	1.4 NE	0.6 ENE	2.5 W	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	3.0 SW	1.4 NE	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	15	13	9	9	14	14	14	15	14	12	14	14	14	14	15	15	12	12	14
Energy	7492	3982	867	115	669	127	1363	4333	4510	3924	773	3665	700	3483	3483	1028	2303	1695	1695	5966	6294	3492
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)																		5:19PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	-	1
High °C	11	12	13	15	15	11	15	8	6	8	15	8	18	8	8	10	11	11	10	8	8	9
Chill °C (?)	8	11	12	13	13	10	12	4	1	4	15	4	17	4	4	7	8	8	6	4	4	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	1.3 S	1.3 NE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 NW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	-	1.2 SSW	-	1.4 NE	-	-	1.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.2 NE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	14	14	9	13	13	9	11	10	10	-	15	-	12	-	-	14	14	15	15	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 ENE	0.5 N	0.1 NE	-	-	0.6 ENE	-	0.4 SSW	-	-	0.7 ENE	0.9 NE	1.2 NE	1.2 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	10	10	14	12	12	14	8	15	-	-	13	-	16	-	-	13	12	12	12	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	0.5 W	1.4 NW	0.9 WNW	-	2.5 W	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	-	3.0 SW	0.5 W	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.0 S	1.6 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	4.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	4	6	4	-	9	14	14	14	-	14	3	14	14	4	6	5	5	12	12	14

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