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

	Wed	Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Bluecliffs Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	9	5	8	7	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SW	2.5 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.3 NE	3.0 NNW	2.3 NE	1.9 ENE	2.0 W	1.0 W	2.2 WSW	2.1 WSW	1.5 W
Period(s)	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	8	10	10	8	10	9	10	13	13	12	11	11
Energy	8607	3134	14649	6566	3925	1725	1240	1217	589	559	566	1992	1913	1298	1553	1375	1166	1494	792	1355	1201	514
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	9:34PM 1.85	9:58AM 1.85	1:03PM 2.32	12:56AM 1.75		2:37PM 1.73	2:56AM 1.64			12:42AM 2.04	10:36AM 3.13		10:35PM 2.83	3:33AM 1.57			6:03AM 1.33	1:17PM 1.90	12:04AM 3.12		1:03PM 1.90	12:41AM 3.06
Low Tide / height (m)		3:46AM 0.41		6:40PM 0.36	6:57AM 0.33		9:00PM 0.32	7:38AM 0.34	5:33PM 0.46	6:32PM 0.46	4:28AM 1.04	4:47PM 1.06		9:38AM 0.35	5:04PM 0.47	12:04AM 0.30				6:18AM 0.48		6:36PM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	cloudy	heavy rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	27	-	18	-	-	-	8	4	1	4
High °C	6	11	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	14	14	15	16	15	17	17	13	14	12	13	9
Low °C	6	7	11	10	10	10	9	8	10	10	13	13	15	15	15	17	17	11	11	12	12	9
Chill °C (?)	3	10	10	9	10	11	8	10	10	10	13	12	14	16	15	16	17	13	13	11	13	8
Sunrise	-	8:18	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:12	-	-	7:52	-	-	8:04	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:52	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:15	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 NNW	2.0 ENE	3.0 NNW	1.7 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.5 SW	1.4 W	2.2 WSW	0.7 NNE	1.5 W
Period (s)	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	8	10	10	8	10	9	10	11	7	12	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.1 S	0.5 NW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 S	0.3 WSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.4 WSW	1.1 N	0.6 N	0.4 SW	0.2 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	12	11	11	10	-	9	9	12	12	12	14	12	14	13	13	10	10	16	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SW	-	5.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 NNE	-	-	-	2.3 NE	-	2.3 NE	1.9 ENE	2.0 W	-	-	2.1 WSW	-
Period (s)	14	-	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	8	-	9	10	13	-	-	11	-

	Wed	Thursday 28								Friday 29								Saturday 30
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shag Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	5	9	9	9	5	9	8	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 S
Period(s)	13	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	12
Energy	4912	8607	9576	12843	3134	8375	14649	14145	11967	6566	5692	3105	3925	3210	1725	1535	1405	1240	1108	1161	1217	528
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low
High Tide / height (m)		9:34PM 1.85				9:58AM 1.85	1:03PM 2.32				12:56AM 1.75				2:37PM 1.73				2:56AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)									6:40PM 0.36				6:57AM 0.33				9:00PM 0.32				7:38AM 0.34	9:57AM 0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	6	6	6	8	7	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	14
Chill °C (?)	3	3	3	6	5	10	8	8	9	9	8	10	8	10	11	8	8	7	7	8	8	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:12	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.1 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.4 S
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	-	0.1 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	-	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	-	3.5 WSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	-	14	15	15	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

	Wednesday 27					Thursday 28
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shag Beach Otago	Shag Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shag Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	5	9	9	9	5	9	8	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	4.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 S	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW
Period(s)	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	16	15	15	15
Energy	9594	4991	4912	5197	8424	8607	8943	9439	9576	9790	9864	12843	13089	7752	3134	3176	8375	8375	4156	10491	14649	14719
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)				9:34PM 1.85												9:58AM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)	6:12PM 0.31									3:46AM 0.41			6:52AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	8	6	7	8	9	11	14	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	4	5	6	7	10	13	8	8	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.5 S	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	3.0 S	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	5.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 ENE	0.7 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 ENE	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	4.5 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SSW	5.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	5.0 SSW	4.5 SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	-	-	14	14	-	-	15	15

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