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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	Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			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	Nicks Point Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	0	4	3	3	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 W	1.6 W	2.0 WSW	2.1 W	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	1.1 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.5 S	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	11	10	12	12	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	6	10	10	11	10	11	12
Energy(?)	1031	825	907	1081	1667	1204	457	701	1465	1510	1517	5353	514	2553	1284	162	1006	1040	979	702	460	359
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		1:13PM 3.46	3:09AM 2.22		4:53PM 2.45		5:29AM 2.43	2:17PM 3.07	2:45AM 2.80		3:55PM 3.12			4:37PM 2.55		5:24AM 2.84	5:51PM 2.88		6:21AM 2.76		9:45PM 2.16	10:12AM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)			8:52PM -0.02	9:18AM 0.25		11:18PM 0.29	11:45AM 0.48		8:38PM 0.28	8:56AM 0.39		10:16PM 0.99	10:09AM 0.56		11:12PM 1.12	11:34AM 1.24		12:09AM 1.22	12:33PM 1.31	2:10PM 0.56	3:57AM 0.73
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	5	6	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	17	18	16	14	21	21	14	15	15	12	13	14	13	12	15	13	15	15	14	17
Low °C	19	19	16	15	15	12	15	19	13	14	13	9	12	13	11	11	15	10	14	15	12	14
Chill °C (?)	19	20	16	17	16	14	21	21	14	15	15	9	12	12	12	9	15	12	15	14	14	17
Sunrise	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:41
Sunset	-	8:50	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:19	-	-	9:20	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:01	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 W	1.6 W	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.3 W	1.6 W	2.0 WSW	2.1 W	2.2 W	3.0 WSW	1.1 SW	2.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.1 SE	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	10	12	12	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	9	10	10	11	10	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	0.3 NNW	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	-	0.2 N	0.8 NW	0.7 NNW	0.6 N	-	-	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.2 SSW	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	13	15	14	12	12	-	3	9	8	13	-	-	12	15	14	16	15	14	14	14	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.1 N	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	-	-	2.3 W	-	0.9 WSW	-	1.5 S	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	14	-	5	-	6	-	-	-	4	-	4

	Sunday 07							Monday 08								Tuesday 09
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.6 WSW	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.4 W	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 W	1.6 W	1.9 W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	12	11	12	12
Energy(?)	1192	1050	1031	1076	1191	1087	1096	854	828	841	2086	1985	1526	1507	1271	1204	1222	1018	908	906	701	1021
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					3:58PM 2.52				1:01AM 3.10				1:42PM 3.18				2:41AM 3.24					5:50PM 2.36
Low Tide / height (m)			8:24AM 0.19								7:55AM 0.74				8:23PM 0.70				8:48AM 0.86	10:12AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	19	19	22	20	18	16	16	17	13	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	15	20	21	19
Chill °C (?)	15	15	19	19	22	20	18	16	16	17	13	15	15	14	14	13	11	12	15	20	21	19
Sunrise	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.6 WSW	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.4 W	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.5 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.9 W	1.6 W	1.9 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	1.1 WNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.2 NNW	1.2 W	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	-	0.2 N	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	16	16	-	-	-	-	11	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	-	3	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-

	Sunday 07
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui 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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 WNW	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.5 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	13	13	13
Energy(?)	1295	1274	1175	1064	1064	1045	1045	1156	1136	1079	1027	1027	818	934	1023	1040	975	966	967	878	747	747
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)																			7:28PM 0.58	8:52PM -0.02		10:22PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
High °C	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	19	19	20	18	18	19	17	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	13
Chill °C (?)	15	15	16	16	18	17	17	19	19	20	18	18	19	16	18	18	17	17	16	18	18	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:29	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.0 W	1.9 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 WNW	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.5 W
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	1.1 WNW	0.2 SSE	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	17	16	-	-	-	-	-	14	13	13	16	16	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	11	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.3 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2

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