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 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Fri
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Kaka Point Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Beatons Southland	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Cobden Beach - The Channel West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Long Point Catlins	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	3	4	4	9	7	5	4	5	4	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	2.3 W	2.4 W	5.0 SW	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	2.2 SSW	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.3 W	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	13	9	9	15	14	17	16	13	14	14	14	12	12	10	11	10	11	11	13	12
Energy(?)	1506	659	832	927	1034	9978	5668	6537	2330	4888	2452	911	753	293	367	1696	1203	513	617	518	973	1011
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	glass	off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	on	cross- off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:48AM 1.40		2:30PM 1.22	2:55AM 1.33		1:17PM 1.56	2:35AM 1.74		1:54PM 1.63	2:19AM 1.76	10:35AM 3.12		2:57AM 1.82	11:12AM 3.28		3:21AM 1.97		3:37PM 1.98	12:46AM 2.10		4:21PM 2.02
Low Tide / height (m)		7:26PM 0.34	8:12AM 0.33		8:37PM 0.32	7:24AM 0.42		8:21PM 0.36	8:52AM 0.37		7:58PM 0.24	4:28AM 0.87	4:47PM 0.72	8:39PM 0.16	5:05AM 0.70	6:40PM 0.09	9:06PM 0.09	9:28AM 0.14			7:35AM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	2	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	12	15	16	14	13	16	14	15	16	14	19	18	14	16	13	16	15	12	11	11	15
Low °C	20	9	11	15	13	13	15	12	14	15	12	17	17	12	15	12	15	15	11	10	11	14
Chill °C (?)	21	11	15	15	14	11	14	12	14	15	12	19	18	14	16	10	16	15	10	10	10	14
Sunrise	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:41	-
Sunset	7:38	-	-	7:59	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:10	-	-	7:47	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.1 SE	1.2 SW	2.3 W	2.4 W	5.0 SW	0.4 N	0.4 N	2.2 SSW	1.8 SW	-	1.5 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.9 WSW	1.1 WSW	-	1.6 WSW	1.3 W	1.7 WSW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 WSW
Period (s)	14	14	7	9	9	15	14	13	16	15	-	14	14	12	12	-	11	10	11	11	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	1.0 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.6 ENE	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.2 N	0.1 N	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNW	-	1.5 WNW	0.8 WSW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.4 ENE	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	11	9	9	9	8	9	14	13	9	-	-	12	12	18	18	-	10	11	10	8	7	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.0 ENE	-	1.8 SW	-	-	-	3.5 WSW	3.5 WSW	-	3.0 WSW	2.5 WSW	-	-	-	-	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	7	-	-	-	14	17	-	13	14	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Friday 13			Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Monday 16
	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tora Point Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	7	9	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 SE	1.5 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.1 SE	1.7 SW	1.1 SE	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	3.5 SW	2.4 W	2.3 W	1.9 SSW	2.4 W	4.5 WSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	3.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	4.0 SW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	14	14	14	13	10	13	10	10	11	9	9	14	9	16	16	16	16	17	16	16
Energy(?)	1388	1154	1443	1370	1347	514	1061	710	594	642	3607	1034	1111	1478	1100	14724	11649	10974	9689	6537	12257	7010
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	glass	off	off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	high	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					2:08AM 1.32				1:27PM 1.58						9:11AM 2.74	10:22AM 1.72	1:01PM 1.64			10:11PM 1.73
Low Tide / height (m)			7:36PM 0.33			6:41AM 0.48				6:34PM 0.43			3:01AM 1.23						7:03PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	19	21	19	20	11	12	15	16	17	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	25	19	21	19	20	11	11	15	16	16	13	13	12	11	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 SE	1.5 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.1 SE	1.0 SE	1.4 SW	1.4 SW	0.8 SE	1.5 SSW	2.4 W	2.3 W	1.9 SSW	2.4 W	3.0 SSW	4.5 SW	4.5 SSW	4.5 SW	0.4 N	2.2 SW	4.0 SW
Period (s)	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	10	10	12	12	9	9	14	9	17	16	16	16	13	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.5 ENE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.4 N	0.8 W	0.7 ENE	0.3 WSW	-	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 N	-	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	13	9	19	-	9	9	9	13	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.3 NE	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	1.7 SW	0.4 NW	0.5 N	1.3 SW	3.5 SW	-	-	0.6 WSW	-	4.5 WSW	-	-	1.0 NW	3.5 WSW	4.5 WSW	-
Period (s)	8	3	-	-	-	4	10	2	4	10	11	-	-	4	-	16	-	-	5	17	16	-

	Friday 13										Saturday 14
	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Tora Point Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora Point Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	All Day Bay Otago	Dunedin - Ocean View Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Bluecliffs Southland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	5	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	7	9	8
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 SE	1.4 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.6 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.1 SE	1.4 W	2.1 W	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	3.0 WSW	1.0 SW	2.5 WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	11	11	14	6	6	14	13	13	8	9	8
Energy(?)	1216	886	1388	1506	1473	579	710	639	637	501	831	329	482	530	324	629	773	760	700	1359	296	1621
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)																				8:50AM 1.58	9:30AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)						6:08PM 0.48							2:00AM 1.38					6:05AM 0.56
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	24	25	21	20	12	12	12	12	11	12	14	14	10	13	9	11	11	12	12	12	13
Chill °C (?)	25	24	25	21	20	12	12	12	11	10	11	13	13	8	12	7	8	8	9	10	10	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 SE	1.4 SE	1.7 SE	1.6 SE	1.9 ENE	1.1 SE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.9 N	0.9 N	1.1 SE	0.8 WSW	0.8 SW	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	1.1 SE	0.7 N	1.0 SW	1.0 SE
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	8	14	9	9	9	14	14	10	10	14	11	6	14	13	13	9	9	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	1.6 ENE	1.3 NE	1.6 ENE	0.1 SW	1.6 SE	1.0 E	1.1 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	0.8 WSW	0.8 WSW	1.0 ENE	0.8 N	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 ENE
Period (s)	8	7	8	11	14	9	14	14	14	9	9	11	11	9	9	10	10	10	10	22	21	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.1 NE	2.2 NNE	2.3 NE	2.0 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SW	1.4 W	1.4 W	0.7 SW	1.4 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.4 WSW	3.0 WSW	0.3 NW	2.5 WSW
Period (s)	8	6	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	6	6	4	6	6	6	6	7	8	2	8

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