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

	Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Fri
	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	Colac Bay Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	5	9	7	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.5 SSW	1.3 SW	1.6 SW	1.4 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 SW	0.8 SSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 WSW
Period(s)	13	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	17	13	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	13
Energy	1030	2042	3814	8246	2444	1511	1103	964	902	754	767	1198	291	631	1155	880	908	970	399	674	636	821
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	on	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	10:14AM 2.75		1:19AM 2.38		2:43PM 2.11	2:59AM 2.04		2:18PM 2.36		3:58AM 1.73	4:23PM 1.79		3:05AM 2.22	2:20PM 1.89	2:29AM 1.85		3:03PM 1.81	1:12AM 2.65	3:13AM 1.77	3:44PM 1.70		4:02AM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)		5:58PM 0.31	7:20PM 0.59	7:37AM 0.55		8:48PM 0.39	8:15AM 0.60		9:52PM 0.41	10:06AM 0.39		9:13PM 0.77	9:30AM 0.71		8:28PM 0.58	8:49AM 0.49		7:02PM 0.63	9:35AM 0.57		10:00PM 0.72	10:26AM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	11	11	16	17	15	13	15	13	11	13	11	15	16	15	14	15	13	15	12	11	12
Low °C	8	11	10	12	17	12	12	15	10	9	12	9	12	15	14	12	14	11	12	11	9	9
Chill °C (?)	10	11	9	15	17	15	13	15	13	10	13	10	15	16	14	14	14	12	13	10	11	12
Sunrise	7:45	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:48	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:54
Sunset	-	5:38	-	-	5:44	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:40	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 WSW	0.8 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.6 SW	1.4 SSW	1.5 WSW	1.6 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 WSW	1.2 SW	1.4 WSW
Period (s)	13	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	6	10	16	15	14	14	8	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 SW	1.3 WNW	0.2 ENE	-	0.4 NE	0.8 SSW	1.0 WSW	0.7 W	0.8 W
Period (s)	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	14	12	13	11	4	-	5	14	6	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.3 NNW	-	-	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 NW	-	0.4 NE	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.5 W	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	4	-	3	9	4	-	-	-

	Friday 01					Saturday 02								Sunday 03								Mon
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period(s)	14	13	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12
Energy	1202	2381	1234	3037	3113	3156	3651	3199	8246	8009	6878	3340	1021	1511	1338	1275	1103	601	964	1615	985	902
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	glass	glass	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:48AM 2.05	1:02PM 2.43				1:19AM 2.38								12:36AM 2.02			10:58AM 2.90	1:01PM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)					8:08PM 0.34				8:43AM 0.29				7:58PM 0.65				6:51AM 0.29				7:10PM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	10	12	11	10	10	10	12	12	16	16	17	15	14	13	12	12	14	15	14	13	12
Chill °C (?)	13	10	12	11	9	8	8	11	11	15	15	17	15	14	12	11	11	14	15	14	13	12
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.9 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 WSW	1.7 W	2.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.8 WSW	0.8 SW	1.9 WSW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	14	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	0.1 N	-	0.1 S	-	-
Period (s)	18	-	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	-	10	-	8	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.8 W	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 WSW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	14	14	13	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-

	Friday 01	Saturday 02
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	9	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	13	15	15	15	15
Energy	1139	2117	1030	2345	1590	1614	2381	2381	2609	2647	2687	3037	1510	3727	3885	3992	3999	868	3999	1135	3651	3513
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								1:02PM 2.43	2:22PM 1.87										12:01AM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	8	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	11	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	11
Chill °C (?)	14	7	7	7	8	9	10	11	12	11	10	11	11	11	10	9	9	10	8	9	8	9
Sunrise	-	7:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 WSW	2.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	13	15	15	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 N	0.1 S	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	15	15	15	-	17	17	17	17	17	11	17	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.3 NNW	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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