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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	Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 01			Friday 02			Saturday 03			Sun
	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	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Kaka Point Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Herbertville Wairarapa	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Eddies South Shore Canterbury	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Point Elizabeth West Coast South Island	Nicks Point Southland	Beatons Southland	Frentzes Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast
Rating	0	3	3	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 W	1.6 W	0.5 SW	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	1.2 WSW	3.0 SE	1.9 E	2.3 E	1.8 SSE	1.3 N	2.2 ESE	1.3 ENE	1.3 NNE	1.0 E	1.2 W	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SSW	1.7 SW	1.1 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	12	14	10	12	9	8	9	10	9	10	10	9	10	9	9	12	12	20	19	12	11
Energy(?)	579	709	165	165	334	265	1708	807	2334	878	552	854	590	873	309	301	390	555	348	883	1364	506
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				6:06AM 2.43	6:33PM 2.52		7:20AM 2.89		12:23AM 2.36	7:52AM 2.73		8:19PM 2.81	9:19AM 2.72		9:54PM 3.20	10:17AM 2.87		10:54PM 3.30	5:31AM 1.65	5:53PM 1.50		5:51AM 1.82
Low Tide / height (m)	11:26AM 1.07	3:45PM 0.39	12:01AM 0.98	12:17PM 0.59		12:27AM 0.51		1:33PM 1.00			2:37PM 0.91	2:36AM 0.37		4:14PM 0.41		4:02AM 0.27	5:13PM 0.32		11:52AM 0.06		11:30PM -0.00	12:14PM 0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	heavy rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	26	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	11	22	21	18	18	12	13	14	18	13	18	15	12	15	13	11	13	12	10	16
Low °C	15	18	9	18	19	14	17	12	12	12	17	12	18	14	11	15	13	10	12	11	7	15
Chill °C (?)	18	18	10	22	21	18	18	10	12	13	18	12	17	13	10	15	12	9	12	10	7	16
Sunrise	5:56	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:50	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:03
Sunset	-	9:02	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:05	-	-	9:15	-	-	9:30	-	-	9:43	-	-	9:37	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 W	1.6 W	0.6 SE	0.7 WSW	0.7 SW	1.2 WSW	1.4 S	1.9 E	2.3 E	1.4 ESE	1.3 N	2.2 ESE	1.3 ENE	1.3 NNE	1.0 E	1.2 W	1.0 WSW	1.3 WSW	0.7 SW	1.1 SW	1.7 SW	1.1 WSW
Period (s)	11	12	9	10	12	9	8	9	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.3 NNW	0.5 SW	0.6 NW	0.3 NNW	0.4 SW	1.4 NE	-	1.3 SSE	1.8 SSE	0.7 W	0.1 SW	1.0 SE	0.7 WSW	0.7 SE	0.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.5 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 WSW	0.6 WSW
Period (s)	6	6	14	7	6	13	8	-	9	9	15	13	8	11	8	14	9	21	20	19	16	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 SSW	-	1.0 WSW	0.3 SE	3.0 SE	1.6 SSE	2.5 S	-	-	-	1.6 NNE	1.5 W	0.8 S	-	-	-	-	0.9 SSE	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	5	-	8	2	8	7	9	-	-	-	6	8	5	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

	Sunday 28	Monday 29	Tuesday 30	Wed
	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 Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Herbertville Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	2	0	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 W	1.1 SW	1.2 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.3 SW	1.1 W	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	2.5 E	2.4 E
Period(s) (?)	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	9	10	9	9	9	10	11	9	9	9	10	10
Energy(?)	579	394	400	583	579	503	226	213	533	287	120	222	124	265	52	71	277	98	1517	1171	1851	2249
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)				5:28PM 2.52				6:16AM 2.85				6:03PM 2.69					7:55AM 1.79		2:03PM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)						11:24PM 0.52				11:49AM 0.65					1:02AM 0.96						7:44PM 0.13
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	1	-	2	1
Temp. °C	15	14	17	17	16	14	11	11	12	21	23	18	18	15	14	14	16	13	19	19	11	11
Chill °C (?)	15	13	17	17	16	13	9	9	11	21	23	17	17	14	12	14	16	12	19	19	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	9:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:46	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 W	1.1 SW	1.2 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.4 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 WSW	0.6 SE	1.1 W	0.6 WSW	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	1.2 WSW	0.5 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.9 SW	0.8 WSW	2.5 SE	2.5 SE	2.5 E	2.4 E
Period (s)	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	10	8	10	9	10	9	9	9	8	11	9	9	9	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.4 SE	0.7 NW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.8 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 S	0.4 NE	0.6 NW	0.6 ENE	0.4 NW	0.4 SW	0.3 NW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.1 W	1.0 E	0.8 NE	0.1 S	2.2 S
Period (s)	6	8	6	16	16	16	7	7	5	7	7	8	6	13	6	10	19	20	8	9	15	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 SW	-	0.4 SW	-	0.2 SSE	0.3 SE	0.5 SE	0.3 ESE	0.5 SSE	0.4 ESE	1.4 NE	-	2.1 S	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	-	3	-	2	2	3	3	3	3	9	-	8	6

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	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 Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Herbertville Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating	3	2	0	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 W	1.0 SW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.2 W	0.4 SW	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.5 W	1.2 WSW	1.0 W	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.2 SSE
Period(s) (?)	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	8	8	9	10
Energy(?)	678	362	579	794	780	741	561	400	102	697	489	655	582	461	416	562	384	309	31	27	33	26
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	on	on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	on	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)										4:59PM 2.70	5:40PM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)					11:14AM 0.60													12:01AM 0.98
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	11	12	15	16	16	18	18	17	14	18	17	18	17	16	14	15	14	13	15	14	12	12
Chill °C (?)	10	12	15	15	15	18	18	17	13	18	17	18	17	16	14	15	14	12	15	13	12	12
Sunrise	5:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 W	1.0 SW	1.5 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.2 W	0.4 SW	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.3 WSW	1.3 W	1.5 W	1.2 WSW	1.0 W	0.3 ENE	0.3 ENE	0.3 SSE	0.3 SSE
Period (s)	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	8	8	6	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.4 SE	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.2 WSW	0.4 NNW	0.2 N	0.7 NW	0.3 SSW	0.3 NNW	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.2 WSW	0.4 NNE	0.1 SW	0.2 WSW	0.4 NNE	0.8 NW	0.2 ENE	0.1 SW	0.3 ENE	0.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	7	6	6	18	6	8	6	15	6	12	12	16	6	16	16	6	7	6	12	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 S	-	-	-	-	0.3 SW	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4

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