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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Fri	Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tora Point Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Dunedin - St Clair Otago	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Shag Beach Otago	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Porridge Southland
Rating	3	2	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 E	0.2 SSW	2.0 ENE	2.3 ENE	1.7 NW	3.0 ENE	1.4 E	2.5 E	1.9 E	0.4 SW	1.5 E	1.8 E	1.4 E	0.9 S	0.8 E	0.6 E	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	13	6	7	10	10	10	12	12	14	14	11	10	11	12	12	12	11	14	13	13	14
Energy(?)	312	26	302	919	757	1468	384	1993	1059	47	845	785	647	481	186	186	2420	3201	3974	3145	4471	3119
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		5:02AM 2.13	5:11PM 2.21				12:52AM 1.52	11:39AM 2.16		1:28AM 1.85						9:49PM 2.03	3:20AM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)	10:42PM 0.99	11:25AM 0.93		12:14AM 1.30	6:34AM 0.31		6:29PM 0.47	5:34AM 1.04		7:11PM 0.61	7:44AM 0.54				3:36PM 0.18		9:31AM 0.49
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	heavy rain	light rain	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	1	28	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	15	4	2
High °C	15	20	20	19	15	18	15	20	15	12	18	13	11	12	17	14	15	13	12	12	13	11
Low °C	14	16	18	18	15	17	13	19	14	11	16	11	8	10	16	10	11	12	11	11	12	9
Chill °C (?)	15	20	20	19	14	17	15	20	14	12	17	12	9	10	17	12	14	10	10	10	12	9
Sunrise	-	6:45	-	-	7:13	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:41	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:26	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:52	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:02	-	-	5:52	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 E	0.3 S	0.1 S	1.8 ENE	1.7 NW	0.1 S	1.4 E	2.5 E	1.9 E	2.1 E	1.5 E	1.8 E	1.4 E	1.0 E	0.8 E	0.6 S	0.4 E	-	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	10	4	13	8	10	9	10	12	12	12	14	11	10	9	12	11	11	-	14	13	13	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.2 SSW	-	0.1 S	0.8 WSW	0.1 S	-	0.4 ENE	0.2 S	0.4 SW	0.1 S	0.2 SSW	0.7 ESE	0.9 S	0.2 S	0.6 E	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	4	8	-	12	12	9	-	16	16	14	15	12	13	11	6	12	8	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SE	0.3 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.3 ENE	-	3.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNW	0.6 NE	0.5 WNW	0.7 W	0.3 NE	1.4 WNW	3.0 SSW	3.5 WSW	-	-	2.2 W	0.5 N
Period (s)	4	3	6	7	-	10	-	-	-	-	3	4	3	3	3	5	12	11	-	-	13	3

	Fri	Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Monday 13
	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Tora Point Wairarapa
Rating	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.7 ENE	0.5 WSW	1.4 E	1.7 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.2 ENE	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	3.0 E	4.0 ENE	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.1 E	2.5 E
Period(s) (?)	11	10	11	9	10	13	10	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	11
Energy(?)	558	551	519	233	867	216	383	605	1119	1296	1167	1627	1073	1199	1011	1045	1908	4848	2046	2160	1334	1943
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	flow	low	mid-flow	low	flow	flow	flow	flow	flow
High Tide / height (m)				5:18AM 2.49						11:49PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)		10:42PM 0.99				11:25AM 0.93		4:09PM 1.10					6:23AM 0.33		1:15PM 0.60		6:29PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	heavy rain	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	1	22	3	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	14	10	16	18	21	15	14	17	17	15	20	19	16	15	18	18	18	18	14	19
Chill °C (?)	14	13	13	9	15	18	21	14	13	17	17	14	20	19	16	15	18	18	18	18	14	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.4 ENE	0.7 WSW	0.2 ESE	1.3 ENE	2.0 ENE	2.1 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 E	1.8 E	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	3.0 E	4.0 ENE	2.5 E	2.5 E	2.1 E	2.5 E
Period (s)	11	10	11	9	10	9	5	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.5 WSW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.2 S	0.5 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	1.2 W	1.4 W	-	-	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	-	0.5 E
Period (s)	13	14	13	13	4	13	6	15	8	-	12	-	9	9	12	11	-	-	4	16	-	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	1.7 ENE	-	1.4 E	1.7 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.5 ENE	2.4 ENE	2.2 ENE	-	-	4.0 ENE	-	0.8 SW	-	-	0.6 NNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	-	10	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	-	-	11	-	4	-	-	3

	Friday 10					Saturday 11
	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blue Duck Stream Kaikoura and Marlborough	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Tora Point Wairarapa
Rating	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 W	1.2 E	1.3 WSW	0.2 SSW	1.0 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.2 SSW	1.5 E	1.0 E	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	7	7	13	10	9	5	7	10
Energy(?)	636	636	624	415	313	551	25	451	86	212	212	251	223	207	95	86	27	445	266	143	224	558
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																		11:53AM 1.21
Low Tide / height (m)												5:34AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	15	12	15	13	14	11	11	13	13	11	14	15	13	14	19	19	22	22	19	19
Chill °C (?)	14	14	15	12	14	13	13	9	8	12	12	9	13	14	13	14	19	19	22	22	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.2 W	1.2 E	1.3 WSW	0.4 SSE	1.0 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.1 E	1.0 E	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.0 E	1.5 E	1.0 E	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	10	10	4	9	9	10	10	9	10	10	7	7	10	10	9	13	12	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 NW	0.4 NNW	0.5 S	0.5 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 N	0.4 NNE	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	4	14	13	12	13	7	7	6	7	7	12	12	7	7	13	6	8	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.7 SE	-	-	1.3 ENE	1.5 NE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	1.3 ENE	-	0.7 E	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.9 E	1.0 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	6	5	4	4	6	-	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	10

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