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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	Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			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	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland
Rating	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	9	8	8	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 WSW	2.2 W	2.5 W	1.1 SSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	1.7 WSW	2.1 SSW	1.6 W	1.1 S	2.1 W	2.5 SW	2.3 WSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 WSW	3.5 SW	5.5 SW	6.0 SSW	3.0 SW	2.5 W
Period(s)	12	12	15	8	9	12	13	15	16	15	14	9	8	11	11	13	12	14	14	14	14	10
Energy	270	1592	5960	988	1312	327	5272	6580	1459	2088	947	218	788	2794	2226	827	419	5140	11657	14127	4513	1852
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		4:56PM 2.83	9:06PM 1.86	6:41AM 1.83		10:34PM 2.24	7:51AM 1.84		11:21PM 1.78			9:24PM 1.89	9:42AM 1.93		10:08PM 1.93	10:26AM 1.97		1:48AM 2.36		2:07PM 2.40	2:26AM 2.38
Low Tide / height (m)	11:12AM 0.60				1:08PM 0.39			4:45PM 0.23		6:35AM 0.29	4:26PM 0.47		3:32AM 0.38	3:56PM 0.29		4:16AM 0.32	4:37PM 0.28	7:38PM 0.85	7:42AM 0.22		8:20PM 0.88	8:04AM 0.26
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	2	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	10	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	14	14	17	18	20	12	11	13	14	15	15	15	15	13	16	15	10	12	12	10	13
Low °C	11	14	12	13	16	15	12	10	12	13	14	11	11	14	12	12	13	9	10	10	8	10
Chill °C (?)	12	12	12	17	18	20	10	9	13	14	15	15	15	15	11	15	13	6	10	10	7	12
Sunrise	7:37	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:31	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:37	-	-	7:46
Sunset	-	5:49	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:42	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:25	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SW	2.2 SW	3.0 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.1 SSW	2.3 SSW	4.0 SW	1.7 WSW	2.1 SSW	1.6 W	1.1 S	0.9 SW	1.4 SSW	2.3 WSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 WSW	-	-	-	3.0 SW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	15	8	10	12	14	15	16	15	14	9	8	14	11	13	12	-	-	-	14	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 E	-	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.1 E	-	-	0.1 N	-	-	0.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.0 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 WSW	-	-	-	1.5 S	1.0 SW
Period (s)	13	10	-	14	14	9	-	-	14	-	-	13	14	22	13	18	18	-	-	-	10	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.0 WNW	2.2 W	2.2 W	2.5 W	-	3.0 SW	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 W	2.5 SW	-	-	0.8 NW	3.5 SW	5.5 SW	6.0 SSW	0.7 NW	2.5 W
Period (s)	-	5	15	8	9	-	13	-	-	-	-	-	8	11	-	-	4	14	14	14	5	10

	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Nugget Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	2	3	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 SW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	1.7 SSW	1.2 SSW	3.0 WSW	2.4 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.9 SSW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SW
Period(s)	14	13	13	12	12	13	16	15	15	14	14	8	9	9	12	12	12	13	12	14	15	14
Energy	523	213	637	2115	2685	3384	5538	4874	1160	1021	3319	1187	1312	1623	3472	3563	4290	1144	2920	9414	3144	5528
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	high	low	mid-flow	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		4:11AM 2.92	8:25AM 1.77				6:19PM 1.81	9:06PM 1.86			8:15AM 2.21				7:30PM 1.81					11:00AM 2.26
Low Tide / height (m)				11:55AM 0.38		3:07PM 0.86				4:32AM 0.32			1:08PM 0.39				1:40AM 0.52	4:44AM 0.94				4:45PM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	3	2	1
Temp. °C	10	8	12	13	14	14	13	13	11	13	13	17	18	16	15	14	14	13	14	12	12	10
Chill °C (?)	9	7	10	12	13	12	12	11	9	12	11	17	18	16	14	13	13	11	13	10	10	8
Sunrise	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.3 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 SW	0.3 E	1.7 SSW	1.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	1.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.5 SW
Period (s)	14	13	8	12	12	13	16	9	15	10	14	10	10	10	10	11	13	13	11	15	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	1.0 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	-	0.1 SE	0.3 E	1.2 SSW	-	0.8 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 WSW	-	0.9 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	15	13	13	13	18	-	9	9	14	-	14	14	13	13	12	12	-	13	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.0 WNW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	3.0 WSW	3.5 SW	-	-	1.4 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	0.3 W	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	12	12	13	16	15	-	-	8	8	9	9	12	12	12	3	12	14	-	-

	Friday 24
	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	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nugget Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Nugget Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	2	3	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	0.5 W	0.9 SW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.5 SSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 SW	0.6 E	1.0 SSW	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	1.0 SSW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period(s)	14	15	14	6	7	14	7	13	10	7	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	13	13	13	13	16
Energy	589	219	470	167	205	224	250	564	186	262	1692	2115	2337	2616	2685	2691	6858	3384	400	3753	4030	4929
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	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	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)									8:44AM 1.68	9:57AM 1.69												9:06PM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)			2:21AM 0.33									11:55AM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	13	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	13	14	14	13
Chill °C (?)	10	8	5	8	8	8	9	9	11	12	10	12	12	12	13	14	14	12	12	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 WSW	0.6 W	1.1 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	1.3 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.3 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.5 SW	0.4 E
Period (s)	14	12	6	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	20	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 NNE	0.5 W	0.9 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 E	0.4 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 E	0.6 E	1.0 WSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.0 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 E	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.1 SE
Period (s)	11	15	14	13	13	10	13	13	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	18	9	17	16	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.1 SW	0.9 WNW	1.0 WSW	1.1 WSW	-	1.2 WSW	1.0 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 NW	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	-	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	-	5	4	6	7	-	7	5	3	3	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	13	-	13	13	16

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