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

	Mon	Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	All Day Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Long Point Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island
Rating	4	4	5	6	5	5	9	6	4	7	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	1.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SW	3.0 S	2.0 SSE	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	0.7 WSW	1.8 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 N
Period(s)	12	16	14	14	14	14	13	16	17	15	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	8	10	11	12	11
Energy	2922	1380	3792	5175	3836	3021	9132	5189	2173	6502	4507	3212	1369	1308	1234	671	220	512	1478	2738	2647	2340
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		8:25AM 1.86		11:28PM 1.76	11:41AM 1.86	1:08PM 1.74	12:29AM 1.66		1:16PM 1.67	12:56AM 1.75		1:20PM 1.80	2:56AM 1.64		2:01PM 1.82	2:16AM 1.74	10:26AM 2.60		10:52PM 3.16	11:13AM 3.13		11:28PM 3.15
Low Tide / height (m)	2:08AM 0.46		5:09PM 0.31		6:02AM 0.20		6:12PM 0.31	6:33AM 0.29		6:40PM 0.36	6:57AM 0.33		9:00PM 0.32	7:20AM 0.39		8:05PM 0.40	4:19AM 0.45	4:25PM 0.46		5:03AM 1.04	5:04PM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	mod. rain	mod. rain	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	8	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	1	5
High °C	12	8	8	6	8	11	8	11	15	10	9	10	8	7	9	6	15	16	13	13	15	14
Low °C	8	7	6	4	7	10	7	9	12	10	9	8	7	5	6	6	14	14	13	12	15	14
Chill °C (?)	10	7	6	3	7	11	5	8	14	8	6	8	6	7	9	4	14	16	12	12	15	13
Sunrise	-	8:15	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:11	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:10	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 S	2.0 SSE	4.0 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.0 NNW	1.8 NNW	2.5 NNW	3.5 NNW	3.0 NNW	3.0 N
Period (s)	12	16	14	14	14	14	13	16	17	15	14	13	12	13	12	12	7	8	10	11	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	1.0 SW	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 NE	0.9 SSE	0.9 SSE	0.8 SSE	0.7 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	17	16	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	10	9	12	12	12	12	12	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	4.5 SW	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.2 ESE	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	-	-	13	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	-	-	-	-	-

	Mon	Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27								Thursday 28
	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	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Bluecliffs Southland	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	8	6	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.3 S	2.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.2 SW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 WSW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.0 S	5.0 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	16	15
Energy	4063	2922	579	1660	1380	1169	3792	3081	5184	5175	5280	4310	3836	3420	3021	4426	7712	9132	11778	7352	5189	10323
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	-	mid-ebb	high	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow	high	low	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)			12:37AM 1.51		8:25AM 1.86					11:28PM 1.76					1:08PM 1.74				12:29AM 1.66
Low Tide / height (m)				4:46AM 0.30				5:36PM 0.95					6:02AM 0.20			3:23PM 0.43	6:12PM 0.31			3:46AM 0.41	6:33AM 0.29
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	13	12	13	7	8	7	8	8	6	5	4	6	7	9	11	8	8	8	7	5	9	9
Chill °C (?)	11	10	12	5	7	7	6	6	3	2	0	4	5	8	11	6	5	5	3	2	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 S	2.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 SSW	3.5 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	3.0 S	5.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	16	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	15	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 NE	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	1.2 SW	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	1.3 WSW	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	-	0.2 E	-
Period (s)	11	17	10	16	16	15	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	11	-	12	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	0.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 WSW	4.0 SW	4.5 SW	5.0 SW	3.5 WSW	0.6 W	-
Period (s)	12	12	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	13	14	14	3	-

	Monday 25					Tuesday 26
	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	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Frentzes Southland	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	5	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	8	6	9
Wave Height (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.3 S	1.3 S	1.0 SW	1.3 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period(s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	12	12	12	16	16	11	11	15	15	14	14	14
Energy	2774	2774	4063	4063	2964	2922	2922	539	579	1179	1023	1660	1666	1274	1380	1180	1161	1169	1169	3811	3792	4205
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		7:57PM 1.81													8:25AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	9	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Chill °C (?)	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	13	12	7	6	5	5	7	7	6	7	7	8	6	6	6
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	2.3 SW	2.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.3 S	1.3 S	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.7 WSW	1.6 SW	1.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	12	12	12	16	16	11	11	11	11	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 ENE	0.5 NE	1.0 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	17	17	17	10	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	2	2	12	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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