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

7 day 48 hour

	Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20
	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
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 S	1.6 SW	1.9 NNW	2.5 N	2.5 NNW	3.5 NNW	4.0 NNW	2.5 N	3.0 NE	2.0 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE
Period(s) (?)	11	12	12	16	15	13	12	13	10	11	10	11	12	10	10	10	11	11
Energy(?)	1081	2059	1102	3388	3869	1249	1155	834	754	1608	1250	3270	4435	1258	1954	809	1102	1008
Wind (km/h)	15	15	5	10	15	5	5	15	10	15	10	15	10	10	5	10	10	15
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:12AM		12:06AM		12:55PM	2:52AM	11:38AM			4:05AM	4:34PM		4:19AM	4:50PM		5:24AM	5:52PM	2:07AM
Low Tide / height (m)		5:25PM	6:01PM	6:37AM		8:47PM	5:21AM	5:46PM	9:52PM	10:14AM		10:27PM	10:27AM	7:50PM	11:09PM	11:32AM		7:59PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	5	5	-	-	-	1
High °C	6	9	8	9	10	7	9	8	9	12	12	10	13	13	13	16	17	13
Low °C	3	8	6	7	9	5	7	7	9	10	11	9	11	13	11	13	14	12
Chill °C (?)	3	7	5	7	8	6	7	6	7	9	11	8	13	12	11	15	17	12
Sunrise	7:43	-	-	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:00	-	-
Sunset	-	5:50	-	-	5:35	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:55	-	-	5:49	-	-	5:38	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	1.7 S	2.1 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.0 S	1.6 SW	1.9 NNW	2.5 N	2.5 NNW	3.5 NNW	4.0 NNW	2.5 N	3.0 NE	2.0 ENE	2.2 ENE	2.1 ENE
Period (s)	11	11	12	16	15	13	12	13	10	11	10	11	12	10	10	10	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.8 S	0.2 ENE	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.4 E	1.0 SSE	0.6 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	0.2 WSW	-	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	9	15	9	-	15	15	16	9	13	13	13	16	15	-	10	15	15	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	3.0 SSW	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2.3 N	4.0 NE	1.0 WNW	-	1.1 NE
Period (s)	-	12	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	4	-	5
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Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	2.3 S	2.1 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 S	1.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	12	12	14	12	14	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	13
Energy(?)	1081	1340	2059	1702	2197	1102	3968	3582	3388	3811	3869	3379	1641	1249	1058	1382	1155	1006
Wind (km/h)	15	15	15	5	10	5	0	10	10	15	15	5	5	5	5	5	5	15
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	off	off	off	off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	flow	high	ebb	ebb	low	flow	ebb	low	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	high
High Tide / height (m)		11:12AM 1.91									2:53PM 1.37				2:39AM 1.13			11:38AM 2.13
Low Tide / height (m)					6:24PM 0.41			4:34AM 0.49	8:27AM 0.25				8:36PM 0.20				8:58AM 0.20
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	3	6	9	7	6	6	7	7	7	9	10	8	7	6	6	6	7	7
Chill °C (?)	-1	3	7	7	4	5	7	5	5	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	6	4
Sunrise	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-
Sunset	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.2 SSW	2.4 SSW	1.7 S	2.0 S	2.3 S	2.1 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.5 S	3.0 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.0 S	1.7 SW
Period (s)	11	11	11	14	14	12	14	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NE	0.1 E	0.8 S	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.2 ENE	0.1 NW	0.3 W	-	-	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.1 E	0.3 E	0.4 E	1.1 SSE
Period (s)	9	10	15	10	10	9	7	12	-	-	15	15	18	15	18	17	16	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	3.0 SSW	2.4 SSW	-	0.5 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	12	12	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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