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 31			Wednesday 01			Thursday 02			Friday 03			Saturday 04			Sunday 05			Monday 06
	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	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Port Robinson Canterbury	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Porridge Southland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Okarito Beach West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Anatori River Nelson - West Coast	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Beatons Southland
Rating	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.5 WSW	1.4 SSE	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.2 W	1.1 S	1.5 W	1.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period(s) (?)	8	14	14	14	14	12	14	13	12	15	14	10	12	11	13	16	15	13	14	13	13	11
Energy(?)	1128	1071	6390	3995	925	1216	1397	1074	1033	1509	1436	1069	370	512	350	4233	4869	891	1393	880	653	422
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- off	cross	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	cross	off	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			3:12PM 2.18	10:52PM 2.99	11:14AM 3.26	3:59PM 2.16			3:46PM 1.94	2:47AM 2.46	4:06AM 1.90	4:26PM 1.91		7:42AM 1.52	2:21PM 2.05	2:35AM 2.00	8:32AM 1.51		8:55PM 1.58	9:21AM 1.51		9:39PM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)		8:48AM 0.16			5:05AM 0.69		11:24PM 0.17	9:50AM 0.17		8:47PM 0.40	10:12AM 0.21		10:34PM 0.25			8:31PM 0.30		2:44PM 0.59	3:20AM 0.56		3:28PM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	heavy rain	clear	some clouds	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	42	-	-	-	6	1	-	-	-
High °C	15	10	11	8	16	15	10	18	18	15	20	18	20	15	13	10	12	14	13	14	16	11
Low °C	13	10	10	6	10	12	10	14	16	13	15	17	16	15	11	9	10	13	13	13	16	7
Chill °C (?)	14	7	8	6	16	15	8	18	18	15	20	18	20	14	11	7	12	14	12	14	16	9
Sunrise	-	7:39	-	-	8:07	-	-	7:33	-	-	7:30	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:03	-	-	7:54	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:39	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:35	-	-	7:25	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:17	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 NW	1.4 SSE	3.5 WSW	3.0 SW	1.4 SW	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.6 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	2.2 W	1.1 S	1.5 W	1.0 SW	3.0 SSW	3.5 SW	1.5 WSW	1.8 WSW	1.6 WSW	1.4 WSW	1.3 WSW
Period (s)	9	14	14	14	14	12	14	13	12	15	14	10	12	11	13	16	15	13	14	13	13	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WSW	0.6 ESE	-	1.8 S	0.7 S	0.8 S	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.7 S	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.1 S	0.6 NE	0.1 W	0.2 ENE	0.2 E	0.3 ENE	1.0 WSW	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.2 WSW
Period (s)	15	10	-	11	9	15	11	10	16	9	10	12	7	16	8	16	8	7	8	-	-	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	2.5 WSW	1.6 S	2.3 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	0.6 ENE	-	-	-	1.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 E
Period (s)	8	6	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	10	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	4

	Mon	Tuesday 31								Wednesday 01								Thursday 02
	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	All Day Bay Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Patiti Point Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SSW	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 WSW	2.4 WSW	3.0 S	2.4 SSE	3.5 SW	3.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.9 S
Period(s) (?)	16	12	12	9	9	8	15	13	14	13	14	14	14	12	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	12
Energy(?)	785	1581	1006	1091	1067	1726	2536	5939	5040	4024	3582	3103	3061	1247	3363	3392	1800	1397	1359	1121	1074	1109
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			3:02AM 2.43								2:48AM 1.96									5:59AM 1.57
Low Tide / height (m)	9:58PM 0.30			4:21AM 0.47					8:31PM 0.12				8:53AM 0.16	11:20AM 0.45		6:44PM 0.13		11:50PM 0.39				12:16PM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	12	13	12	13	10	10	12	8	9	6	6	9	14	18	15	10	10	10	10	14	18
Chill °C (?)	15	11	13	10	12	8	8	10	6	7	3	3	7	14	18	14	8	8	10	9	14	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:33	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:40	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.0 S	0.6 ESE	2.2 WSW	0.6 WSW	1.3 SSE	2.4 SSE	1.9 S	3.5 SSW	3.0 WSW	3.0 SW	2.5 SW	2.5 SW	1.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.9 S
Period (s)	16	12	11	9	14	14	15	11	14	13	14	14	14	12	14	14	13	14	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.5 SSE	0.9 WSW	0.4 NW	0.3 ESE	0.5 ESE	1.0 S	0.3 ESE	-	1.9 SSW	1.6 S	1.5 S	0.6 S	-	-	1.1 S	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.4 ESE	0.3 ESE	0.3 E
Period (s)	11	11	14	14	8	10	10	14	10	-	11	10	10	16	-	-	14	11	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	2.0 SSW	1.7 SSW	-	2.4 WSW	3.0 S	-	3.5 SW	-	1.9 WSW	-	0.6 WNW	0.6 NW	-	2.5 WSW	3.0 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	12	12	-	9	8	-	13	-	14	-	4	4	-	14	13	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 30				Tuesday 31
	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	All Day Bay Otago	Patiti Point Canterbury	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Patiti Point Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Nicks Point Southland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa
Rating	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	0.4 SSE	0.8 ESE	3.0 SSW	6.5 SW	5.0 WSW	6.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.5 SW	1.3 S	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	11	11	8	8	15	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	5	14	14	6	7	7	14	14	14
Energy(?)	805	379	123	1361	1154	230	266	3480	15218	8579	13362	12284	11398	98	9750	9559	479	512	583	3742	3819	7219
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				10:12PM 2.90				2:21AM 1.87														4:44PM 1.53
Low Tide / height (m)		8:21PM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	13	13	15	15	13	13	10	9	9	8	8	8	13	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	15	13	13	13	13	12	12	6	5	5	4	4	4	10	7	8	8	8	10	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	1.0 WSW	0.8 NW	0.6 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.5 E	0.2 S	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.4 ESE	0.2 ESE	3.0 SSW	2.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	3.0 SSW	3.0 SSW	4.5 SSW
Period (s)	16	11	11	16	9	11	11	11	11	15	11	11	11	10	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.9 ESE	0.7 S	0.3 SSE	1.0 NW	0.6 WSW	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.5 ESE	0.5 ESE
Period (s)	11	10	5	9	15	15	16	7	-	-	-	-	-	19	-	-	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 W	-	-	2.2 WSW	2.5 WSW	0.3 SE	0.4 NE	3.0 SSW	6.5 SW	5.0 WSW	6.0 SW	5.5 SW	5.5 SW	1.3 S	4.0 WSW	4.0 WSW	1.8 S	1.8 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	1.9 S	-
Period (s)	5	-	-	8	8	3	6	13	14	14	14	14	14	5	14	14	6	7	7	7	8	-

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