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	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dinner Plates Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Blackhead Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Nugget Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Wharariki Beach Nelson - West Coast	Riversdale Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Long Point Catlins
Rating	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	2	3	4	5	5	4	3	3	7	6	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	1.7 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.8 ENE	2.5 NE	1.3 ENE	0.8 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	0.7 ENE	3.0 W	2.5 W	1.9 SW	2.0 W	1.3 W	0.9 ENE	1.8 WSW	5.0 WNW	3.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	11	6	11	9	9	7	12	11	11	10	10	12	14	11	14	9	13	11	12
Energy(?)	533	1813	785	878	261	430	512	1177	328	438	638	499	183	1514	1721	1627	1093	794	189	2437	5451	2468
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		6:19PM 1.52	2:15AM 2.75	6:38AM 1.69	6:54PM 1.57		5:50AM 1.86	6:02PM 1.81		8:12AM 1.64		11:21PM 1.45	11:20AM 1.74		12:15AM 1.24	10:40AM 1.57		10:51PM 2.20	11:30AM 1.61		11:25PM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)	12:43PM 0.36		8:00PM 0.81		1:02PM 0.54	11:30PM 0.57	11:58AM 0.70		11:11PM 0.53		2:41PM 0.53		5:07AM 0.40	5:45PM 0.27		4:28AM 0.36	4:01PM 0.50		5:17AM 0.29	5:46PM 0.29		6:54AM 0.25
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	10	8	14	21	17	20	21	19	24	22	22	15	15	12	18	16	15	23	13	12	14
Low °C	15	10	6	12	21	13	16	20	17	23	20	20	14	15	9	15	15	15	19	13	11	12
Chill °C (?)	14	7	7	13	21	16	20	21	19	24	22	22	14	13	11	18	15	13	23	10	11	12
Sunrise	5:56	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:45
Sunset	-	9:15	-	-	8:37	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:21	-	-	9:17	-	-	8:52	-	-	9:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	2.5 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	0.6 S	1.3 ENE	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	1.3 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.5 SSW	1.4 NE	0.7 ENE	-	2.5 W	1.9 SW	2.0 W	1.3 W	0.9 ENE	1.8 WSW	-	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	11	7	13	13	7	8	12	11	10	-	12	14	11	14	9	13	-	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 NE	-	0.4 NE	-	1.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.5 S	0.8 NE	0.1 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.8 ENE	0.6 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 S	1.7 NNW	-	-
Period (s)	13	9	-	9	-	11	10	10	14	12	9	11	13	-	-	11	9	8	5	9	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.8 ENE	2.5 NE	-	-	1.5 NE	-	0.9 SW	3.0 W	-	0.5 NW	-	1.2 W	0.6 NNE	3.0 NE	5.0 WNW	3.0 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	7	9	9	-	-	11	-	7	10	-	4	-	7	4	7	11	12

	Monday 24					Tuesday 25								Wednesday 26								Thu
	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	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	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Campbells Bay Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.7 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	1.0 SSW	2.5 NE	2.0 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 ENE	1.3 SSW	2.1 ENE	3.0 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.7 NE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	7	7	8	12	8	10	10	9	8
Energy(?)	1019	869	533	1498	1281	1265	1168	1074	627	881	693	237	1053	604	527	546	577	1072	2734	1497	1011	534
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-ebb	low	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			1:48PM 2.85	6:10PM 1.61				5:04AM 1.92					9:26PM 1.59				7:03AM 1.87				7:52PM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)		12:43PM 0.36				10:43PM 0.53			10:00AM 0.63		1:02PM 0.54	4:07PM 0.52							2:36PM 0.48
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	9	15	11	8	8	8	8	11	14	15	18	15	18	13	14	19	21	21	21	15	16
Chill °C (?)	7	7	14	9	8	8	7	6	10	13	14	18	15	18	12	13	19	21	21	21	14	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:01	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.7 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	1.0 SSW	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 SSW	1.6 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.7 NE
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	8	7	7	8	12	8	10	10	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	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	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	1.0 E	1.0 SSW	0.7 S	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	9	9	12	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	12	12	12	10	11	13	7	12	12	11	11	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.9 ENE	1.4 ENE	2.5 NE	2.0 NE	1.8 NE	1.6 ENE	-	2.1 ENE	3.0 ENE	-	-	0.8 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	6	8	7	7	8	-	8	10	-	-	4

	Monday 24																Tuesday 25
	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	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	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Campbells Bay Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury
Rating	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 WSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.6 E	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	9	13	13	12	11	12	9	11	11	12
Energy(?)	1034	1034	533	1745	1658	1983	1949	1813	1532	1524	1498	270	119	141	220	111	862	532	35	639	628	359
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)									3:18PM 1.85					8:51PM 1.29	9:20PM 1.26
Low Tide / height (m)																		12:44AM 1.00	1:10AM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	15	11	12	10	10	10	10	11	11	14	11	12	13	10	8	8	9	11	10	11
Chill °C (?)	6	6	14	9	10	7	7	7	8	9	9	13	9	11	12	8	7	7	7	8	7	9
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 WSW	2.5 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 WSW	2.4 SW	2.4 SW	0.9 SSW	0.2 SSE	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.0 S	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	11	12	11	11	11	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.1 N	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	0.1 NE	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.5 S	0.5 NE	0.4 S	0.6 ENE	0.5 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE
Period (s)	9	9	13	9	9	9	9	9	-	9	9	5	9	5	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.2 SW	2.2 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WSW	-	-	0.8 ESE	0.6 E	0.7 ESE	0.6 SE	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 NE
Period (s)	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	4	9	5	4	-	-	-	3	3	3	3

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