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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	Sun	Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14
	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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Colac Bay Southland	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Peka Peka Wanganui-Manawatu	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	5	4	2	4	2	0	5	4	3	3	2	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 W	1.1 W	2.2 WSW	0.8 E	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.1 SW	2.2 WSW	0.3 WNW	1.3 WSW	1.2 S	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.3 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 S	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	10	12	12	13	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	6	12	12	10	11	9	11	11
Energy(?)	918	1081	1666	1192	511	648	1746	337	1570	4307	404	1730	51	952	146	1263	1101	939	431	295	458	546
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	off	off	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)	1:01AM 3.10		1:26PM 3.21	8:31PM 2.08		2:45PM 2.86	3:04AM 2.80		3:55PM 3.12		4:29AM 2.96	4:37PM 2.55		6:57AM 1.82		8:49PM 2.17	7:55AM 1.77		7:15PM 1.81	7:44AM 1.75		2:29AM 1.31
Low Tide / height (m)		7:12AM 0.10		2:38AM 0.31	8:48AM 0.86		8:54PM 0.28	9:27AM 0.42		10:16PM 0.99	10:36AM 1.13		11:12PM 1.12		2:36PM 0.71	3:04AM 0.65			1:30AM 0.67		2:07PM 0.76	8:15PM 0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	3	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	15	13	20	16	14	26	15	12	14	16	14	14	11	10	14	14	13	17	20	19
Low °C	16	14	15	11	15	16	13	24	14	8	13	15	14	14	11	7	11	13	11	15	19	17
Chill °C (?)	16	16	14	13	20	16	14	26	14	9	14	14	13	12	9	7	13	12	12	17	20	19
Sunrise	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:35	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:19	-	-	9:00	-	-	8:54	-	-	8:46	-	-	8:55	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	2.1 W	2.3 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 W	1.1 W	2.2 WSW	0.8 E	2.3 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.1 SW	0.2 N	0.3 WNW	1.3 WSW	0.4 ENE	1.2 S	0.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.2 WSW	1.3 S	1.4 SSE	1.3 SSE
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	12	12	13	12	12	13	14	12	7	13	9	8	16	10	11	9	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.3 NNW	1.2 W	1.3 WSW	-	1.1 NW	0.8 NW	0.8 SSE	0.5 N	-	-	0.2 N	0.3 WNW	0.4 NNW	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 NE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NNW	0.4 SSE	0.1 S	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	15	14	12	12	-	10	9	11	8	-	-	18	13	16	10	10	9	8	14	12	12	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.2 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NE	-	2.1 W	-	2.2 WSW	0.6 N	1.6 W	1.2 S	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	-	-	-	1.2 ENE	1.4 NNE
Period (s)	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	13	-	13	3	7	6	12	12	-	-	-	4	6

	Sun	Monday 08								Tuesday 09								Wednesday 10
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Porridge Southland	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	2.0 NNE	3.0 WNW	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	2.2 WSW	0.8 E
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	7	11	12	11	11	10	10	12	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	874	854	828	545	2012	1786	1382	1716	1329	1192	1147	1071	849	1022	802	1211	2163	1039	1136	1074	1562	303
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high
High Tide / height (m)			1:01AM 3.10				1:42PM 3.18				2:41AM 3.24					5:50PM 2.36			4:00AM 2.02			10:28AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)					7:55AM 0.74				8:23PM 0.70				8:48AM 0.86	10:12AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	6	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	16	19	13	13	16	14	13	12	11	13	16	20	20	18	15	12	13	13	15	26
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	19	13	13	16	14	13	12	10	13	16	20	20	18	14	12	13	13	15	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:30	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.2 NNE	3.0 WNW	2.5 W	2.3 W	2.1 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 NW	1.5 WNW	1.4 W	2.0 W	1.7 W	2.0 W	2.5 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	2.2 WSW	0.8 E
Period (s)	12	12	12	7	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.5 S	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.2 NNW	1.6 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.8 NW	0.8 NW	0.6 NW	0.6 NNW	0.7 SSE
Period (s)	13	14	14	9	15	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	10	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	8	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.0 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	6

	Sunday 07	Monday 08
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Porridge Southland	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.9 NNE	2.0 W	2.1 WNW	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.5 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.3 WSW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.0 WSW	0.5 S
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	7	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	10	10	10	12	9
Energy(?)	798	787	874	443	934	1027	910	1188	1074	1074	1871	1198	1871	1783	1104	1103	1485	1912	1822	1791	2475	43
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)							1:18AM 3.11													2:32PM 2.23
Low Tide / height (m)													7:55AM 0.74			10:50AM 0.42
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	16	22	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	17	13	12	13	13	13	15	15	15	14	26
Chill °C (?)	18	17	16	22	16	16	15	16	14	14	14	16	10	9	11	11	11	14	14	14	14	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.2 NNE	2.0 W	2.1 WNW	1.8 W	2.2 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	0.8 W	2.0 WNW	0.8 W	-	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	-	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.5 NW	2.3 NW	0.5 S
Period (s)	12	12	12	7	11	11	12	11	11	11	13	11	13	-	4	4	-	10	10	10	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.6 S	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.5 N	-	-	0.5 N	0.8 W	0.5 N	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.1 WSW	2.0 WSW	0.1 NE
Period (s)	13	13	13	9	15	15	14	15	-	-	15	13	15	-	8	8	-	12	12	12	12	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	1.9 NNE	1.2 N	-	-	0.9 NNE	1.6 NNW	1.6 NNW	2.5 WNW	0.8 N	2.5 WNW	2.5 WSW	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	5	-	-	5	6	6	11	5	11	12	12	12	12	-	-	-	-	3

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