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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	Fri	Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dinner Plates Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WSW	2.1 SW	1.3 SW	2.5 WSW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	2.5 NE	1.4 ENE	1.7 NE	3.0 NNW	2.5 NE	2.5 NNE	2.2 NW	2.2 W
Period(s) (?)	13	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	11	12	11	11	12	8	8	9	8	9	10	9	11
Energy(?)	1046	1841	553	2377	422	289	1706	398	1447	1288	205	625	819	433	1130	359	723	1056	2337	2294	1397	1631
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross	cross- off	glass	off	cross- on	off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:16AM 2.63	12:32PM 2.68		1:00AM 3.08		1:23PM 2.05		5:54AM 1.74	6:10PM 1.61	3:46AM 1.78	6:38AM 1.69	3:55PM 1.76		7:41AM 2.13		9:31PM 1.45	8:32AM 2.12		8:53PM 1.45	9:24AM 1.56		9:53PM 2.14
Low Tide / height (m)		6:24AM 0.43	6:45PM 0.43		7:01AM 0.48		11:40PM 0.45	12:14PM 0.52		9:32PM 0.46			10:16PM 0.50		3:02PM 0.41	3:16AM 0.39		3:03PM 0.48	3:16AM 0.42		3:51PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy rain	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	16	11	12	13	11	9	12	9	19	14	12	16	19	20	23	17	19	22	16	13
Low °C	13	13	15	8	11	12	8	9	11	7	17	13	11	14	19	19	22	16	17	20	16	11
Chill °C (?)	14	14	15	9	10	12	9	7	10	7	19	13	10	15	18	20	23	16	18	22	15	13
Sunrise	-	5:52	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:43	-	-
Sunset	-	-	9:10	-	-	9:00	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:09	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:50	-	-	8:51	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WSW	2.1 SW	-	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	0.9 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.4 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.2 WSW	2.5 NE	2.3 NE	2.2 NW	2.2 W
Period (s)	13	14	-	13	13	13	12	13	12	11	12	11	11	12	12	8	9	11	9	10	9	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 NNW	0.7 NE	-	0.5 SSW	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.1 NE	0.3 SE	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.9 ENE	0.1 NE	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 W	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	-	1.7 NW
Period (s)	7	10	-	13	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	9	12	6	13	13	12	16	10	10	-	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	1.3 SW	2.5 WSW	-	-	2.0 SSW	0.7 S	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.4 ESE	1.5 ENE	1.2 ENE	2.5 NE	1.0 WNW	1.7 NE	3.0 NNW	2.5 NNE	2.5 NNE	1.9 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	13	13	-	-	12	5	-	-	3	3	6	6	8	6	9	8	9	10	9	-

	Fri	Saturday 22								Sunday 23								Monday 24
	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	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.1 W	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	2.5 WSW	2.1 SW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	1.4 SW	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1336	1046	1227	1109	1332	557	1732	1496	1365	2377	1554	2957	3269	2734	562	2270	2624	1706	1549	1548	1468	647
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		12:14AM 2.65				12:48PM 2.09		4:47PM 1.70												6:15AM 1.65
Low Tide / height (m)				6:33AM 1.04									8:31AM 0.52	11:42AM 1.07				12:00AM 0.43				12:22PM 1.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	13	12	15	14	15	14	10	9	9	10	12	15	12	11	10	9	8	8	11	12
Chill °C (?)	14	14	13	12	15	14	14	13	9	7	7	9	11	14	12	11	7	7	6	6	9	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:58	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 W	1.7 WSW	1.1 W	0.7 ENE	2.1 SW	2.0 SW	0.9 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	1.7 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	14	15	15	14	10	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.8 WNW	0.1 E	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 SSW	0.6 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 NE	0.8 NE	0.7 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	6	7	7	6	6	6	16	10	9	13	9	12	12	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.1 SW	-	-	2.5 WSW	-	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 SW	-	2.4 SW	2.5 SW	2.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	13	-	12	12	12	-	12	12	12	12	12	12	-

	Friday 21				Saturday 22
	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	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Kaka Point Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Kaka Point Catlins	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago	Kaka Point Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 W	1.7 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.4 WSW	2.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	1356	1046	1046	829	1046	830	1827	1762	1845	2885	1903	520	520	550	362	362	537	297	268	270	266	513
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)						12:33AM 2.08
Low Tide / height (m)													7:53AM 0.47				11:05AM 1.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	15	15	14	14	15	9	10	9	6	8	7	9	10	11	10	14	13	14	15	14	13
Chill °C (?)	15	14	14	14	14	15	7	8	7	4	6	5	8	9	11	9	14	12	12	14	13	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.5 W	1.7 WSW	1.3 W	1.9 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	1.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 SW	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.1 SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	10	10	14	10	10	10	10	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.1 NW	0.2 NNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.8 ENE	-	0.8 ENE	-	-	0.5 ENE	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.5 ENE	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	6	7	7	7	7	8	10	10	10	-	10	-	-	10	14	14	10	14	14	14	14	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.4 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-

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