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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	Sat		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Sat
	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	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Beatons Southland	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	4	1	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 SW	0.8 S	1.1 NW	2.2 W	1.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 W	0.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 W	2.2 WSW	2.0 SW	1.2 SSW	2.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	15	8	6	9	9	10	12	6	11	14	9	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	14	13	13
Energy(?)	2570	220	71	1041	292	1282	639	185	236	1506	520	798	1971	1333	623	729	1002	878	1477	1483	485	1386
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	5:01PM 2.43				3:02AM 2.91	10:14AM 1.48		10:50PM 1.51			9:14PM 1.78	5:20AM 2.82	6:05PM 2.80			1:09PM 1.64	1:44AM 1.78	7:59AM 2.36		9:16PM 1.78	9:39AM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)		12:35AM 0.22	8:35AM 0.41		8:54PM 0.22	4:05AM 0.15	4:29PM 0.14		9:17AM 0.50	3:22PM 0.91	3:42AM 0.42	11:42AM 1.16		12:07AM 0.71	7:15AM 0.27		7:32PM 0.27		1:59PM 0.68	3:34AM 0.60		3:31PM 0.92
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	mod. rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	2	-	-	-	1	-
High °C	17	18	19	16	14	17	16	14	22	14	15	19	17	16	14	12	11	15	16	9	10	15
Low °C	15	17	14	16	12	15	15	12	19	13	15	18	17	15	14	12	7	15	16	7	10	15
Chill °C (?)	17	18	19	15	14	17	15	14	22	13	15	19	17	16	13	10	9	14	16	7	7	13
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:50	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-
Sunset	8:45	-	-	8:30	-	-	8:42	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:34
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	0.8 S	0.3 NW	0.8 WSW	0.5 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.5 WSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.3 W	0.9 WSW	2.0 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	1.6 W	2.2 WSW	2.0 SW	1.2 SSW	2.1 WSW
Period (s)	15	8	15	14	14	10	12	6	11	14	9	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 S	0.6 NE	0.1 N	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 NNW	0.5 WSW	0.1 NW	0.8 WSW	0.5 W	0.8 W	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 NW	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.2 NNE	0.2 NNE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 N
Period (s)	8	5	11	-	8	8	8	11	8	18	18	9	8	7	7	7	8	6	5	8	7	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.2 NNE	1.1 NW	2.2 W	1.0 SSW	-	0.5 NNE	0.8 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	6	9	9	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 21			Sunday 22								Monday 23								Tuesday 24
	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	Nicks Point Southland	Long Point Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Airport Rights Wellington	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	3	6	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	2.1 SW	2.4 WSW	1.8 SW	2.1 WSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.7 S	1.2 NW	1.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 W	1.8 W	2.0 WSW	2.4 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 NW	1.9 WNW	1.0 W
Period(s) (?)	14	16	14	15	14	8	8	8	6	13	13	13	13	13	10	10	9	12	12	7	9	11
Energy(?)	3448	2262	2013	1406	1732	105	82	90	127	779	5471	1406	1097	1266	1282	539	538	708	502	646	555	256
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					2:18AM 3.04		9:20AM 1.50		1:58PM 3.37		7:06PM 1.85		3:17AM 3.09			10:36AM 1.63						4:11AM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)			8:19PM 0.32	12:35AM 0.22															9:44PM 0.40	10:34PM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	1
Temp. °C	18	15	13	11	13	17	20	18	23	14	11	12	10	12	15	16	19	16	13	13	14	13
Chill °C (?)	18	14	12	9	13	17	20	18	23	12	9	12	9	12	15	16	19	16	13	12	14	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	2.1 SW	2.4 WSW	1.8 SW	2.1 WSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 NE	0.2 NNW	1.1 SW	3.0 SW	2.0 W	1.8 W	2.0 WSW	2.4 SSW	1.7 S	1.8 SSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 NW	1.9 WNW	1.0 W
Period (s)	14	16	14	15	14	8	8	5	15	13	13	13	13	13	10	10	9	12	12	7	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.9 SSW	0.1 N	0.7 NE	0.1 N	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.1 N	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	1.0 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.1 NW
Period (s)	-	7	8	6	12	9	8	8	11	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	11	16	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 ENE	-	1.5 W	-	0.7 NNE	0.8 N	0.7 S	1.2 NW	1.6 SSW	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 NE	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	5	-	6	4	8	6	8	13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

	Saturday 21	Sunday 22
	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	Nicks Point Southland	Long Point Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Delaware Bay Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Airport Rights Wellington	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island
Rating	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	3	6	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 W	2.3 SW	2.3 WSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.1 N	1.1 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 W	1.8 W	2.1 W	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.8 NW	2.5 W	1.8 W	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.3 W
Period(s) (?)	14	15	13	15	13	9	9	9	8	16	15	14	14	14	9	9	6	14	15	13	9	9
Energy(?)	3697	2870	2195	2430	2251	268	225	202	1	733	1571	1628	1343	1858	228	104	363	2850	1396	4191	1021	1197
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)														2:28AM 2.84
Low Tide / height (m)															3:40AM 0.39						9:05AM 0.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	2	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	16	17	16	18	18	16	14	12	11	14	13	15	15	15	16	16	16	13	13	16
Chill °C (?)	16	16	15	16	15	18	18	15	14	10	9	13	11	14	13	13	14	15	15	11	11	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 W	2.3 SW	2.3 WSW	1.1 S	1.0 S	0.9 S	0.4 NW	1.1 SSW	1.8 SW	2.0 W	1.8 W	2.1 W	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 N	1.8 W	0.1 N	0.1 N	1.0 W
Period (s)	14	15	13	15	13	9	9	9	6	16	15	14	14	14	9	9	9	12	15	16	16	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.9 S	0.2 N	0.9 S	1.0 W	0.4 SE	0.4 SE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NW	0.9 ENE	0.7 NE	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.4 E	0.2 ESE	0.4 ENE	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	-	0.1 N
Period (s)	-	8	8	8	16	9	9	9	16	6	6	8	8	12	9	9	8	8	12	-	-	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 NE	1.0 NE	1.0 NE	-	-	1.5 W	-	-	-	1.9 NW	1.5 NW	1.8 NW	2.5 W	-	3.5 WSW	2.5 W	2.3 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	5	-	-	-	6	5	6	14	-	13	9	9

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