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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	Tue		Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tue
	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	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fergusons Beach Nelson - West Coast	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Beatons Southland	Para Para Rivermouth Nelson - Tasman Bay	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 SW	1.7 W	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	2.2 SW	0.8 WSW	1.5 ESE	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.4 SSE	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	1.5 SSE	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SW	-	1.8 SE	1.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	10	10	10	14	14	6	14	14	7	13	12	7	11	11	11	11	-	9	11	13	13
Energy(?)	391	587	654	529	1774	507	250	658	513	233	382	345	295	403	626	345	235	0	487	409	1081	1050
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross	cross	glass	cross- on	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		2:24AM 1.33	11:13AM 2.10		11:43PM 2.14	12:02PM 2.12		1:33AM 1.94			12:00AM 1.85	11:27AM 1.90		3:10AM 1.84			11:51PM 2.55	12:43PM 2.02	6:16PM 1.34		12:37PM 2.82
Low Tide / height (m)		8:07PM 0.29	5:05AM 0.93	6:37PM 0.49		6:01AM 0.89	6:23PM 0.76	7:06PM 0.52	7:52AM 0.49	5:47PM 0.48		5:20AM 0.68	6:28PM 0.39	8:48PM 0.34	9:16AM 0.39	5:38PM 0.42		6:36AM 0.55		12:23AM 0.23	6:27AM 0.32	6:51PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	rain shwrs	cloudy	clear	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	3	-	-	-	2	11	7	4	4	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	14	15	16	11	18	15	18	16	14	16	16	16	11	12	11	11	13	15	10	14	14
Low °C	15	12	12	15	10	16	15	14	16	14	15	15	15	8	11	11	9	13	15	8	11	13
Chill °C (?)	17	13	15	16	10	18	14	18	15	13	16	16	15	9	11	9	9	13	13	8	13	13
Sunrise	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:13	-
Sunset	9:34	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:23	-	-	8:58	-	-	9:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSE	1.7 W	1.4 SW	1.3 WSW	2.2 SW	0.9 WSW	0.4 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	0.4 SSW	1.0 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.9 SE	1.3 SW	1.5 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SW	0.3 WSW	0.2 SSW	1.0 SW	1.7 SSW	1.5 SW
Period (s)	9	10	10	10	14	10	14	14	14	13	13	12	7	11	11	11	11	12	9	11	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 NE	0.9 NNW	0.1 E	0.8 NNW	0.9 NNW	0.3 ENE	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.3 ENE	-	0.7 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.1 SW	0.1 NW	0.2 ENE	0.6 SW	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE
Period (s)	10	19	16	16	8	7	11	7	6	7	11	11	8	-	8	7	16	9	9	13	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.3 SW	-	-	-	-	-	1.5 ESE	-	0.8 ESE	1.4 SSE	-	-	1.5 SSE	0.7 ESE	-	-	0.7 SE	1.4 ESE	1.8 SE	-	-	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	5	7	-	-	7	4	-	-	4	6	9	-	-	10

	Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14								Thursday 15								Friday 16
	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	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Charleston West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 S	1.3 S	1.9 W	1.9 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.2 SW	1.6 WSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	8	14	14
Energy(?)	538	509	1057	1126	554	601	811	639	1063	701	691	1128	1594	1896	1809	737	705	1086	1282	1280	578	545
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	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	low	low	mid-flow	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)				12:18AM 1.62				12:17PM 1.80
Low Tide / height (m)						5:05AM 0.93				4:12PM 0.63					7:07AM 0.53		3:32PM 0.76	4:09PM 0.77	9:25PM 0.31		3:46AM 0.74
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	3
Temp. °C	24	22	14	12	12	12	13	13	15	12	12	14	11	10	10	18	18	16	15	14	16	14
Chill °C (?)	24	22	13	12	11	11	12	12	14	11	11	14	9	8	8	18	18	16	14	13	16	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16
Sunset	-	8:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:28	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 S	1.4 ENE	1.9 W	1.5 SW	1.6 WSW	1.2 SW	1.6 WSW	1.1 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 WSW	2.1 SW	2.2 SW	2.2 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.7 WSW	2.1 ESE	2.1 ESE	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW
Period (s)	10	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	8	8	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.3 ENE	1.3 S	0.1 SW	0.5 SSE	0.3 SW	1.1 W	0.6 SW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SW	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.9 NNW	0.9 N	0.5 N	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 N	0.7 N
Period (s)	6	10	20	9	18	9	16	16	10	-	-	12	-	8	8	7	7	7	14	14	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 NE	2.1 NE	1.4 W	1.9 WSW	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 SE	-	-	-	2.5 ESE	2.4 ESE	-	-
Period (s)	6	7	10	10	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	8	8	-	-

	Tuesday 13										Wednesday 14
	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	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Charleston West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 S	1.4 S	1.9 W	1.3 SW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	0.9 SW	1.6 SW	2.1 W	2.1 W	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.9 WSW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	10	10
Energy(?)	508	546	685	391	681	681	681	286	539	937	929	467	599	1129	486	374	380	458	222	222	314	314
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	glass	off	cross	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)																				8:29AM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	23	24	16	16	16	16	16	15	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	13	10	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	23	24	15	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	14	13	9	15	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 S	1.4 S	0.1 S	0.8 SSE	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.9 SW	0.7 SSE	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.4 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.2 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.0 S	1.0 S	1.0 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	11	10	9	9	21	21	21	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	9	9	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	1.3 ENE	-	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	0.7 SSE	0.1 NE	0.2 WSW	0.1 SW	0.6 NW	0.2 WSW	0.5 SE	0.5 SE	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.6 NW	0.6 NW
Period (s)	9	6	-	10	-	-	-	9	10	11	19	8	19	9	9	9	14	8	8	8	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.9 W	1.3 SW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.1 W	1.6 SW	2.1 W	2.1 W	-	-	1.9 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	10	8	10	10	10	5	10	10	10	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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