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

	Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thu
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland
Rating	5	4	4	4	5	9	7	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.6 SW	2.3 W	2.2 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	14	16	14	13	13	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	10	12	14	13	13	13	13	14	14	13
Energy	4642	1450	1570	2207	2549	3713	8591	2822	1624	901	1591	1329	794	379	1199	999	889	467	446	589	635	462
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:05AM 2.00	1:43PM 1.87	2:01AM 1.83		1:02PM 2.43	2:39AM 1.81				6:14AM 1.50		11:18PM 2.94	3:58AM 1.73	4:04PM 2.03		3:05AM 2.22	3:36PM 2.22		5:25AM 1.61	5:53PM 1.68		3:07AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)			7:47PM 0.26	8:04AM 0.26		8:27PM 0.30	8:43AM 0.29	5:06PM 0.85	12:13AM 0.60		5:35PM 0.37		10:06AM 0.39		10:14PM 0.53	9:30AM 0.71		9:52PM 0.82	11:41AM 0.50		12:17AM 0.57	9:29AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	15	15	11	12	11	16	17	15	15	17	13	15	16	14	13	15	13	13	16	14	12
Low °C	9	14	14	9	11	10	12	17	12	13	16	12	13	15	12	12	15	11	10	15	11	10
Chill °C (?)	7	14	15	11	12	10	15	16	14	14	16	12	15	16	14	13	15	12	12	16	14	12
Sunrise	7:43	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:41	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52
Sunset	-	5:40	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:38	-	-	5:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	-	2.2 WSW	1.6 SW	-	0.3 S	2.0 WSW	1.0 SW	1.7 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 W	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	14	16	14	13	13	15	14	-	13	13	-	8	10	12	14	13	9	13	13	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 N	0.4 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	-	0.1 NE	-	0.4 SSW	0.3 S	1.4 W	1.3 WSW	0.1 E	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 ENE	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	-	14	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	6	-	16	8	9	13	10	10	10	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 N	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	1.1 W	2.3 W	2.2 WSW	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 NNE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	-	-	14	14	-	5	12	12	-	3	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-

	Thursday 30							Friday 01								Saturday 02
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	7	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Energy	7686	6308	5336	4641	3406	3647	3099	1158	1176	1232	1202	1078	2570	3671	3196	3999	3835	3594	8591	3067	6878	3577
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State	-	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					12:23PM 2.42			10:06PM 3.15		4:35AM 1.54		9:48AM 2.94	2:22PM 1.87				1:19AM 2.38
Low Tide / height (m)			7:25AM 0.24				7:47PM 0.26								8:08PM 0.34				8:43AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	8	8	10	10	10	9	14	7	7	14	14	11	11	10	10	11	11	12	16	17	14
Chill °C (?)	7	5	6	8	8	9	7	14	5	4	14	14	11	11	9	8	10	9	10	15	16	13
Sunrise	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	3.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.7 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	13	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.1 SE	0.1 SE	0.3 WSW	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	1.3 SSW	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	9	9	18	10	15	16	-	17	-	-	-	-	-	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	0.7 NW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	5	14	13

	Thursday 30
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Long Point Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	7	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	1.6 W	2.0 S	2.1 S	1.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s)	13	14	14	14	13	14	14	9	8	8	11	17	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Energy	10726	7347	7242	7242	10225	6308	5888	727	594	770	1073	959	4550	2987	2799	3162	3162	2844	3324	3277	3099	975
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		1:22AM 1.85												1:25PM 2.13
Low Tide / height (m)										9:53AM 0.53										7:47PM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	10	10	9	10	8	8	13	12	12	14	16	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8
Chill °C (?)	6	7	7	6	8	5	6	12	10	10	13	15	10	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SW	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	4.0 SW	4.0 SW	1.6 W	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	13	14	14	9	13	13	11	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 WSW	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	10	10	16	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	5.0 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.0 WSW	-	-	0.3 E	2.0 S	2.1 S	-	0.4 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	13	-	-	2	8	8	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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