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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	Mon	Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29			Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02
	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	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Shingles West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Lyall Bay Wellington	Dinner Plates Catlins	Beatons Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	5	4	4	4	5	2	4	4	2	3	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.3 S	1.6 WSW	1.9 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	0.4 WSW	1.4 W	0.5 W	2.3 WSW	1.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	3.0 WSW	1.0 S	2.1 SW	2.4 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 ENE	0.8 WSW	0.8 NE
Period(s) (?)	10	9	10	9	9	19	8	18	11	12	11	7	11	12	14	12	11	11	12	6	11	7
Energy(?)	1063	678	741	799	300	365	329	273	1474	903	657	224	2585	285	1570	2539	532	868	414	108	182	112
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:12AM 1.68	12:42PM 1.63		11:04PM 2.26		1:17PM 1.47		12:12PM 1.78	2:29PM 1.64	2:53AM 1.81		1:13PM 1.87	1:48AM 2.04		4:26PM 1.61	12:14AM 2.15	4:41AM 1.72		1:03AM 2.21		2:36PM 2.54
Low Tide / height (m)		6:34AM 0.36	6:59PM 0.35		7:06AM 0.27		1:10AM 0.63	6:02AM 0.34		8:38PM 0.31	9:13AM 0.29		7:23PM 0.13	10:09AM 0.29			11:02AM 0.08	6:48PM 0.01		7:09AM 0.18		10:00PM -0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	clear
Rain (mm)	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	9	-
High °C	14	17	14	10	20	19	18	18	14	13	14	20	12	17	15	14	21	17	17	23	19	24
Low °C	13	17	14	9	17	16	16	17	14	9	14	19	9	16	14	11	18	16	15	19	19	23
Chill °C (?)	14	17	13	9	20	19	18	18	12	11	14	20	10	16	13	12	21	16	17	23	19	24
Sunrise	-	6:30	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:31	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:45	-	-	9:28	-	-	9:20	-	-	8:43	-	-	9:20	-	-	9:22	-	-	8:52	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SSE	1.6 WSW	1.9 S	1.5 S	1.3 S	0.6 WSW	1.4 W	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.2 ESE	1.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 S	2.1 SW	2.4 WSW	1.2 SSW	1.9 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.9 ENE	0.8 WSW	0.8 NE
Period (s)	10	9	10	9	9	13	8	18	16	10	8	13	10	12	14	12	11	11	12	6	11	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 E	0.7 WSW	0.2 ESE	1.0 SW	0.2 ESE	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 ESE	0.3 ENE	1.2 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.1 E	0.3 ENE	-	0.6 SSW	-	0.3 N	0.7 S	0.3 N	0.5 S
Period (s)	11	16	11	13	11	9	12	9	11	10	11	9	12	8	11	-	15	-	9	10	8	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 S	-	-	-	-	1.0 W	0.4 WNW	-	2.3 WSW	1.8 SSW	-	1.2 S	3.0 WSW	0.7 NW	1.2 W	1.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	0.6 NNW	-
Period (s)	10	-	-	-	-	6	3	-	11	12	-	7	11	4	5	12	-	-	-	-	4	-

	Mon	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Kaka Point Catlins	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSE	2.2 S	2.0 S	0.9 WSW	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.6 W	0.9 S	2.0 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	16	9	10	10	9	13	13	9	9	7	8	8	8	8	10	12
Energy(?)	1303	1147	1024	1338	1005	1503	702	1109	576	500	515	593	521	261	248	517	212	760	674	934	523	1116
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		12:12AM 1.68				12:20PM 1.46					1:04AM 1.74				1:34PM 1.64							12:12PM 1.78
Low Tide / height (m)				4:13AM 0.98				4:20PM 0.35				4:58AM 0.38					7:29PM 0.12		3:20AM 0.54
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	15	15	15	11	14	14	16	13	13	12	12	9	14	20	20	19	20	16	16	16	18	13
Chill °C (?)	15	15	15	9	13	14	16	12	12	12	12	9	14	20	20	19	20	16	16	15	18	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:28	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSE	0.4 SSE	1.8 S	1.5 WSW	1.8 S	1.7 S	1.6 S	1.6 S	1.2 SSE	1.2 SSE	1.2 S	1.2 S	1.6 W	0.9 S	0.7 WSW	1.8 W	1.8 W	0.1 SE	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	9	8	8	9	9	7	8	12	8	8	11	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.7 E	0.8 SSW	0.4 E	0.6 E	0.9 WSW	1.1 SW	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.5 E	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.6 WSW	0.7 NE	0.4 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.0 WSW	0.1 SE	0.5 E
Period (s)	11	11	11	15	11	11	16	14	11	11	10	13	13	14	14	12	4	18	12	11	7	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	2.2 S	2.0 S	-	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.0 NE	2.0 W	-	-	1.7 W	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	7	10	10	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	8	-	-	10	12

	Monday 26				Tuesday 27
	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	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Kaka Point Catlins	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.5 S	2.3 S	1.8 S	1.8 W	2.5 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.3 S	2.3 S	2.1 S	2.1 S	1.3 WSW	2.0 S	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.9 S
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	14	10	14	14	14	14	9
Energy(?)	1316	1326	1303	2844	1051	754	849	2174	828	734	945	1950	1938	886	877	801	1503	784	740	631	286	1238
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	on	cross- off	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					11:49PM 1.84
Low Tide / height (m)																			1:28PM 0.47		3:06PM 0.63	4:20PM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	15	12	14	15	16	11	15	15	14	11	11	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	14	14
Chill °C (?)	16	16	15	10	13	15	15	9	15	15	14	9	9	13	11	10	12	12	12	12	14	13
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	8:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 S	0.4 SSE	1.8 S	1.8 W	2.5 S	2.0 S	1.9 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.3 S	2.3 S	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	1.3 WSW	1.8 S	1.3 WSW	1.3 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.9 S
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	14	10	14	14	14	14	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.8 SSW	0.4 E	0.7 E	0.7 WSW	1.3 SW	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.7 E	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	0.2 E	-	0.8 SW	0.6 E	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WSW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	16	12	11	18	16	11	11	11	15	15	11	-	6	11	6	6	6	12	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	2.5 S	2.3 S	-	-	1.1 SW	-	-	-	0.9 WSW	0.9 WSW	2.1 S	2.1 S	-	2.0 S	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	10	-	-	6	-	-	-	7	7	10	10	-	10	-	-	-	-	-

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