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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	Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Mon
	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	Shingles West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Riversdale Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	5	6	5	4	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.7 ENE	1.0 SSW	2.5 NE	1.6 ENE	0.6 SSW	1.5 NE	1.7 NNE	2.1 WSW	3.0 W	2.5 W	1.3 SW	3.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	11	7	12	9	10	13	11	8	6	10	12	14	13	13	14	13	13	12
Energy(?)	533	1813	785	878	376	656	603	1181	496	344	639	602	476	1478	1946	630	3609	1570	1727	1341	1060	770
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	off	off	cross	cross	off	cross	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:19PM 1.52		7:55AM 1.69	2:31PM 2.76		7:24AM 1.65	6:02PM 1.81		6:40AM 1.83	5:40PM 1.72	8:31PM 1.54	9:03AM 1.64		11:45PM 1.62	11:59AM 1.78		10:51PM 2.20	11:23AM 2.23		11:48PM 2.29	7:23AM 2.66
Low Tide / height (m)	12:43PM 0.36		12:57AM 0.32			1:15AM 0.49			12:20AM 0.58	12:50PM 0.71		2:57AM 0.46		3:31PM 0.49		5:44AM 0.38	5:43PM 0.34		5:11AM 0.92	4:53PM 0.40
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-
High °C	15	10	9	14	14	13	19	21	15	24	22	19	15	15	12	13	15	15	15	13	11	14
Low °C	15	10	6	12	14	12	16	19	13	22	20	16	13	15	9	12	15	14	14	12	10	12
Chill °C (?)	14	7	8	13	12	12	19	21	15	24	22	18	13	13	10	12	15	14	14	13	10	12
Sunrise	5:56	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45
Sunset	-	9:15	-	-	8:44	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:21	-	-	9:17	-	-	9:19	-	-	9:14	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.7 SSW	1.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.5 SSW	1.0 NE	0.8 ENE	-	2.5 W	1.3 SW	3.0 WSW	2.1 WSW	2.1 SW	1.8 SW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	7	7	13	10	8	12	10	8	-	12	14	13	13	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.1 E	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 S	0.5 S	0.6 NE	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE
Period (s)	13	9	-	9	12	11	12	10	11	12	9	9	13	-	-	-	-	8	6	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.6 NE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	2.5 NE	-	0.4 NNW	1.5 NE	1.7 NNE	2.1 WSW	3.0 W	-	-	-	-	1.1 NE	-	-	1.0 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	7	7	9	-	3	11	8	6	10	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	5

	Monday 24							Tuesday 25								Wednesday 26
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Shingles West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 WSW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	2.5 ENE	3.0 NE	2.5 NE	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.6 ENE	1.6 NW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	9	9	12	12	12	8	9
Energy(?)	1041	1023	1019	520	533	1498	1281	1265	1168	1074	627	881	680	680	1098	2735	1023	555	603	517	530	735
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-ebb	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)		6:02AM 1.67			1:48PM 2.85	6:10PM 1.61				5:04AM 1.92				6:54PM 1.57	9:26PM 1.59				7:41AM 2.13
Low Tide / height (m)								10:43PM 0.53			10:00AM 0.63		1:02PM 0.54				2:49AM 0.44				1:54PM 1.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Temp. °C	9	8	10	10	15	11	8	8	8	8	11	14	15	14	15	15	15	13	16	21	24	17
Chill °C (?)	6	5	7	9	15	10	8	8	7	6	10	13	14	12	15	15	14	12	15	21	24	17
Sunrise	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:38
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.4 WSW	2.4 SW	2.2 SW	2.3 SW	2.2 SW	2.1 SW	1.6 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 SW	1.7 SW	1.5 ENE	3.0 NE	0.7 SSW	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.6 ENE	1.6 NW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	9	11	7	7	12	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 N	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 SE	0.7 SSW	-	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 E	0.9 SSW	1.5 N
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	12	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	12	12	12	11	-	12	12	7	12	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	3.0 NE	2.5 NE	1.4 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.4 ENE	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	6	8	9	9	7	7	7	-	-

	Monday 24
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Shingles West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	0.5 NE	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1192	1041	1041	231	429	1982	1886	2132	2132	2096	1278	1658	1630	1630	82	425	421	655	655	979	571	432
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	cross	off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)																		6:23PM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)										10:25AM 0.62		12:14PM 0.52
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	14
Chill °C (?)	7	6	6	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	8	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 WSW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	3.0 SW	2.2 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	0.2 SSE	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.4 NE	1.1 WSW	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 NE	0.7 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 N
Period (s)	14	9	9	9	7	9	9	13	13	13	-	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 SSW	-	2.2 SW	1.0 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	0.3 ESE	0.3 ESE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	-	12	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-

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