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

	Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06			Tuesday 07			Wednesday 08			Thursday 09			Friday 10			Sat
	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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Papatowai Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa	Long Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Dinner Plates Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Tora Point Wairarapa
Rating	3	5	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 W	2.3 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.9 NNE	2.0 N	1.9 N	1.8 ENE	2.3 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.6 E	1.2 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 N	1.9 ENE	1.2 E
Period(s) (?)	12	13	15	13	13	14	13	9	10	9	8	8	11	14	15	10	15	12	14	13	7	10
Energy(?)	437	1712	2345	884	1059	1060	526	1320	823	681	365	1944	940	1136	1492	532	898	1643	688	847	737	315
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:57PM 3.15		1:09AM 2.79		3:03PM 2.01	3:15AM 1.95		3:36PM 1.87	3:48AM 1.82		2:47PM 2.78	3:01AM 2.75		3:24PM 2.29		4:27AM 1.61	4:18PM 2.15		5:00AM 2.51	6:23PM 1.51		6:53AM 1.52
Low Tide / height (m)			7:03PM 0.24	8:54AM 0.29		9:13PM 0.42	9:31AM 0.39		9:45PM 0.54	8:42AM 0.56		8:56PM 1.11	9:17AM 0.73		10:18PM 0.69	10:49AM 0.72		11:19PM 0.76	11:28AM 1.35		12:34AM 0.78
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	12	11	18	18	17	20	17	16	15	17	13	20	19	15	21	14	14	18	15	11	20
Low °C	17	12	10	15	17	17	15	17	14	13	16	12	17	16	13	17	12	13	16	15	9	15
Chill °C (?)	17	11	10	18	18	17	20	17	16	15	17	12	20	19	15	21	13	14	18	14	8	20
Sunrise	7:52	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:43
Sunset	-	7:32	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:17	-	-	7:21	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 W	2.3 WSW	1.6 SW	1.6 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.3 WSW	2.0 N	1.9 N	0.1 S	2.0 ENE	1.9 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 E	1.2 SSW	1.8 WSW	1.2 WSW	1.1 WSW	1.5 ENE	1.2 E
Period (s)	12	13	15	13	13	14	13	12	10	9	14	8	11	9	9	10	15	12	14	10	7	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	-	1.8 W	0.6 N	0.7 N	1.0 N	0.9 N	1.0 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.2 S	1.4 SW	0.3 SSW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	0.2 S	0.9 E	1.0 N	0.8 W	1.1 N	0.5 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	15	-	13	5	6	6	8	12	12	12	14	13	14	14	15	9	10	13	7	13	13	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 E	-	-	0.3 E	1.9 NNE	-	-	1.8 ENE	2.3 ENE	-	-	-	0.6 NW	1.1 SW	-	-	0.6 NE	1.9 ENE	1.0 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	9	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	3	7	-	-	4	7	5

	Saturday 04					Sunday 05								Monday 06								Tue
	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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Fox River 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.2 SW	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.2 NNE	2.4 NNE	2.5 NNE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	15	14	15	14	15	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	13	10	10	10
Energy(?)	546	628	544	1103	3058	3437	3366	1272	1140	1336	1079	1002	1091	1060	1333	1193	642	921	347	1203	1341	1527
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		12:57PM 3.15					2:40AM 2.03				1:31PM 3.05				2:20AM 1.88				2:07PM 2.92
Low Tide / height (m)					8:37PM 0.31				8:48AM 0.29				7:37PM 0.36				7:56AM 0.42				8:51PM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	16	16	17	12	11	10	10	10	9	20	20	17	17	17	15	15	17	19	22	17	17	15
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	11	9	8	8	8	7	20	20	17	17	17	14	14	17	19	22	17	17	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:28	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.4 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	1.2 SW	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.7 SW	1.6 SW	2.0 WSW	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.6 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.7 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.6 NNE	0.9 WSW	2.2 NNE	2.4 NNE	2.5 NNE
Period (s)	12	12	12	15	14	15	14	15	14	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	9	13	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	1.0 SW	1.7 W	1.6 W	-	-	0.4 SE	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.9 N	1.1 N	1.0 N	1.5 NNE	1.5 NNE	0.7 N	1.4 WSW	0.8 N	1.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	-	15	15	16	13	13	-	-	4	5	6	6	6	6	8	8	7	12	8	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 ESE	-	0.4 SE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 04	Sunday 05
	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	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Frentzes Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Porridge Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Fox River 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	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 W	1.4 W	1.2 W	0.5 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.2 W	2.4 WSW	1.1 W	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	13	11	11	12	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	11	13	10	13	13	13
Energy(?)	371	546	437	179	1313	1414	1541	581	434	800	666	633	502	500	1899	1918	437	2016	449	2046	2105	2348
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	on	on	on	on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)								2:21PM 2.05											1:12AM 3.12
Low Tide / height (m)													7:03PM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	light rain	light rain	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	1	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	17	12	12	12	12	12	12	17	17	17	17	16	14	14	16	14	14	14	14	14
Chill °C (?)	15	16	17	10	10	11	11	11	12	16	17	17	17	16	13	13	15	13	13	13	13	13
Sunrise	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 W	1.4 W	1.2 W	0.7 SW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	2.2 WSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	1.2 W	2.4 WSW	1.1 W	2.4 WSW	2.4 WSW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	7	11	11	12	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	13	13	11	13	10	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 N	0.5 SW	0.7 W	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.6 SW	-	-	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.1 N	0.5 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.5 W	0.1 N	0.7 N	0.1 N	1.0 NNE	1.0 NNE
Period (s)	-	-	15	13	14	13	13	14	-	-	15	15	15	5	11	11	14	11	5	11	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.6 N	0.6 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.9 NE	0.9 NNE	-	1.2 NE	-	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE
Period (s)	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	-	5	-	6	6	6

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