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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	Mon		Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Mon
	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	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago
Rating	4	5	4	5	6	5	9	9	8	9	8	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 S	3.5 WSW	1.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	4.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.1 SW	2.2 NE	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	4.0 NNW	3.0 ENE
Period(s)	13	11	16	14	14	14	12	13	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	7	9	11	12	11
Energy	1036	4672	1498	3792	5444	4081	9669	8677	7980	9268	7171	7942	3499	1079	1198	1106	505	1064	559	2299	4159	3422
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		10:37PM 1.78	8:25AM 1.86		11:28PM 1.76	11:41AM 1.86		12:29AM 1.66	9:58AM 1.85	12:38PM 1.78	12:56AM 1.75		1:20PM 1.80			2:01PM 1.82	1:58AM 1.99	3:41AM 1.67		10:52PM 3.16	11:13AM 3.13	3:39PM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)	5:38PM 0.25			5:09PM 0.31		6:02AM 0.20	5:56PM 0.34	6:12PM 0.31	3:46AM 0.41		6:40PM 0.36	7:34AM 0.96		9:46PM 0.29	7:20AM 0.39		7:45PM 0.45	9:48AM 0.35	4:47PM 1.06		5:03AM 1.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	heavy rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	8	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	12	-
High °C	11	12	8	8	6	9	10	8	11	11	11	10	11	11	7	9	7	11	15	13	13	16
Low °C	10	6	8	6	4	7	9	8	6	11	9	8	8	9	5	7	5	9	14	12	13	15
Chill °C (?)	10	10	7	6	3	8	7	5	9	8	8	8	9	11	7	9	6	9	15	12	12	16
Sunrise	-	-	8:15	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:54	-
Sunset	5:02	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:02
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 S	2.5 SW	1.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	4.5 SSW	4.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.8 S	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.1 SW	1.8 NE	1.9 NNW	3.0 NNW	4.0 NNW	2.3 ENE
Period (s)	13	12	16	14	14	14	13	13	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	7	9	11	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 S	1.0 SW	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.1 E	-	-	1.0 S	1.0 S	0.3 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 W	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	10	11	16	10	10	11	12	12	-	-	12	11	11	10	-	-	10	11	12	12	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNE	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	-	-	4.0 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	2.2 NE	-	-	-	3.0 ENE
Period (s)	4	11	-	-	-	-	12	13	14	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	11

	Monday 25			Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Bluecliffs Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	9	5	8	9	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 S	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.3 S	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.2 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SSW
Period(s)	13	12	12	11	12	12	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	13	13	13	14
Energy	1036	2774	4088	4672	534	1283	1498	1208	3792	3081	5453	5444	5280	4363	4081	3372	9669	4167	7145	8677	11396	12422
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
Tide State	-	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				10:37PM 1.78	12:37AM 1.51		8:25AM 1.86					11:28PM 1.76									12:29AM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)						4:46AM 0.30				5:36PM 0.95					6:02AM 0.20			3:23PM 0.43	6:12PM 0.31
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	12	12	13	6	8	8	8	8	6	5	4	6	7	9	10	8	8	8	8	9
Chill °C (?)	10	11	10	10	13	4	7	8	6	6	3	2	0	4	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.2 SSW	2.3 SW	2.5 SW	1.3 S	1.8 SW	1.5 SSW	1.6 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S
Period (s)	13	12	12	12	12	12	16	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.3 WSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	-	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E
Period (s)	10	12	11	11	10	16	16	15	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	-	12	12	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NNE	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	1.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4.0 SW	3.0 SW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	5.0 SSW
Period (s)	4	12	12	11	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	12	13	13	13	14

	Monday 25											Tuesday 26
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland
Rating	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	9	5	8	9	9	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.3 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.4 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	15
Energy	1061	1061	1036	1012	2867	2774	2774	4045	4088	4366	4468	4672	4672	543	534	526	1143	1283	1436	1386	1498	1531
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)											10:37PM 1.78										8:25AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)				3:03PM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	2	1	1	1	-
High °C	11	11	11	12	13	12	12	11	12	13	13	12	11	13	13	12	8	6	7	8	8	8
Chill °C (?)	10	11	10	11	12	11	11	9	10	11	11	10	8	13	13	12	6	4	5	6	7	7
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.7 S	1.3 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.3 S	0.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.8 WSW	0.6 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	5	16	16	5	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 NNE	1.8 W	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	-	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	8	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	-	-	-	12	6	6	-	-	-

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