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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	Fri		Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Fri
	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	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SW	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 SSW	1.2 S	2.3 W	1.8 WSW	0.6 SSW	2.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 S	2.1 W	1.4 W	1.1 S	1.0 W
Period(s) (?)	12	13	12	12	10	10	10	10	11	8	7	14	14	16	15	13	12	16	7	8	11	10
Energy(?)	1226	622	1396	1618	282	291	334	239	369	632	571	289	1421	475	2043	980	452	682	479	571	305	496
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)		1:09AM 1.65	11:49AM 1.65		12:22AM 2.26		2:30PM 1.60	2:56AM 1.55		1:41PM 2.40	10:58PM 2.13			2:06AM 2.39	4:44AM 1.57	2:48PM 2.05		5:49AM 1.80	6:26PM 1.74		6:48AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)			5:33AM 0.32	6:04PM 0.32		8:02AM 0.40		8:40PM 0.40	8:56AM 0.40			7:45AM 0.05	5:42PM 0.07	7:50PM 0.05	11:01AM 0.06		11:30PM 0.04	12:11PM 0.36		12:41AM 0.40		1:17PM 0.33
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	10	14	13	12	18	16	11	17	17	14	16	16	11	18	20	16	24	16	12	16	14
Low °C	11	9	12	12	11	14	15	10	14	17	13	15	16	10	17	18	11	20	14	11	16	14
Chill °C (?)	9	8	14	11	11	18	15	10	17	16	13	15	15	10	18	20	15	24	14	10	16	13
Sunrise	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:11	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:58	-
Sunset	8:27	-	-	8:32	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:38
Swell1 (m) & direction	-	1.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.1 S	1.1 S	1.2 S	1.2 S	0.8 S	1.2 S	-	1.1 SW	0.9 SW	2.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	0.4 SSE	0.9 WSW	1.1 S	1.0 W
Period (s)	-	13	12	9	10	10	10	9	11	-	10	10	14	16	15	13	12	12	10	10	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	1.0 S	0.1 NE	1.0 S	0.7 ENE	0.3 NE	0.1 NE	0.8 SSW	0.1 NE	-	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 NE	0.6 SSW	0.9 NW	0.3 SE	0.4 SSW	0.9 S	0.1 S	0.4 WSW	0.2 NNW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	-	6	9	9	4	4	9	10	8	-	15	14	4	9	6	11	16	16	21	20	6	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	-	-	2.2 SW	0.8 NE	0.8 WNW	1.1 NW	0.7 NW	0.4 NW	2.3 W	1.8 WSW	0.4 NE	-	0.9 NW	1.4 NW	2.1 NW	0.4 NE	0.4 WNW	2.1 W	1.4 W	0.4 NNW	1.3 NE
Period (s)	12	-	-	12	4	5	5	5	4	8	7	4	-	5	6	6	9	3	7	8	6	5

	Friday 31			Saturday 01								Sunday 02								Monday 03
	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	Airport Rights Wellington	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa
Rating	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	2.1 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.8 SW	2.4 WSW	2.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.3 SW	1.3 S	1.4 SW	1.1 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.8 SSW	1.2 S	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	9	9	10	9	12
Energy(?)	547	1340	3529	3198	3666	1054	1036	1194	1027	1405	1768	1022	656	503	535	532	237	316	205	239	257	205
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	high	high	low	low	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				11:22PM 1.52					1:41PM 1.57		9:16PM 1.82	11:53PM 1.73				12:22PM 1.83	2:33PM 1.41				2:56AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)		7:00PM 0.38					7:16AM 0.42			6:16PM 0.96			3:43AM 0.34	5:51AM 0.28	8:10AM 0.20				8:40PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	light rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	10	9	7	7	9	12	14	15	12	8	7	6	7	13	14	19	15	11	10	10	10
Chill °C (?)	16	10	6	4	4	8	12	14	15	11	7	5	4	4	13	14	19	15	10	8	9	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03
Sunset	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	0.3 SE	2.1 SSW	1.7 S	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.3 S	1.1 SW	2.0 SW	1.5 WSW	1.3 SW	1.1 S	1.4 SW	1.1 S	0.9 S	1.0 S	0.8 S	1.2 S	0.8 S
Period (s)	13	3	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	9	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.8 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 S	0.5 WSW	0.7 S	0.4 NE	0.6 S	0.2 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.1 E	0.8 SSW	0.1 NE	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	6	14	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	12	14	8	14	9	5	9	9	10	9	10	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.1 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	1.8 SW	2.4 WSW	-	-	0.7 NW	1.3 S	0.5 NW	0.8 WNW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	-	13	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	12	11	-	-	4	10	4	5	5	5	5	4	3

	Friday 31										Saturday 01
	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	Airport Rights Wellington	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa
Rating	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SSW	0.5 SSE	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	3.5 SW	1.6 SSW	3.0 SW	2.4 WSW	2.4 SSW	1.6 S	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	14	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	555	120	1762	1205	1528	690	690	1136	922	4828	744	2723	2377	1601	693	2196	992	1420	1036	1396	1396	1001
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	glass	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)					5:20PM 1.05		7:14PM 0.40												7:16AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	11	12	12	10	11	11	11	10	9	6	7	8	8	9	6	10	9	10	11	12	13
Chill °C (?)	15	9	9	10	7	9	9	9	8	6	4	4	5	5	9	3	8	8	9	10	12	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 SSW	-	0.1 SW	-	2.3 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.6 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.6 SSW	3.0 SW	2.4 WSW	2.4 SSW	1.6 S	3.0 SW	1.8 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.0 SSW
Period (s)	13	-	20	-	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 NW	0.1 E	-	-	-	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 S	0.6 WSW	0.2 SSW	-	0.2 SSW	0.1 NE	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-
Period (s)	6	9	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	18	12	18	-	18	9	-	9	9	-	9	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 SSE	2.5 SSW	2.1 SSW	-	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	3.5 SW	-	-	1.7 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	14	12	12	-	4	4	6	6	12	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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