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

	Sun	Monday 07			Tuesday 08			Wednesday 09			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12			Sunday 13
	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	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Haast Beach West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Beatons Southland	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fox River West Coast South Island	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Blue Tops Otago
Rating	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	7	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 WSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.8 N	2.4 N	2.5 NNW	1.9 E	1.7 E	2.0 WSW	1.4 W	1.6 W	2.5 ENE	4.0 NE	2.3 E	4.0 NW	4.0 W	2.3 E	2.0 E	2.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	15	14	13	9	10	10	12	11	17	18	16	8	10	11	13	14	11	11	11
Energy(?)	772	1247	1491	408	563	468	493	1070	1325	1019	670	2357	1201	1305	931	3023	1230	5420	6018	1265	907	1189
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	11:47PM	9:33AM		10:56PM	11:28AM 10:07PM		11:41PM		12:12PM		4:16AM	4:29PM		5:04AM	5:16PM		5:49AM	12:10PM	3:22AM		3:24PM 12:12PM
Low Tide / height (m)		3:21AM	4:49PM		5:09AM	5:33PM		5:52AM		10:15PM	10:17AM		11:05PM	11:06AM	8:02AM	11:57PM	11:54AM		10:23PM	8:06AM		10:40PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	2	2	-	-	-	1	4	4	-	-	1	-	-	-
High °C	10	12	11	10	11	12	11	9	10	10	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	12	13	10	9	9
Low °C	8	11	10	8	10	9	10	8	10	9	10	13	10	11	13	12	12	11	12	7	8	5
Chill °C (?)	10	11	9	9	10	10	9	6	7	9	13	13	12	11	12	13	13	12	10	7	6	6
Sunrise	-	8:33	-	-	7:45	-	-	8:15	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:50	-	-	8:17	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:17	-	-	5:04	-	-	5:19	-	-	5:12	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 WSW	1.9 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.8 N	2.4 N	2.5 NNW	1.9 E	1.7 E	2.0 WSW	1.4 W	1.6 W	0.6 E	3.0 ENE	2.3 E	4.0 NW	3.0 WSW	2.3 E	2.0 E	1.6 E
Period (s)	13	13	13	15	14	13	9	10	10	12	11	17	18	16	13	10	11	13	14	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.5 SSE	0.3 SE	0.2 SSE	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.5 S	1.0 E	-	1.2 NNW	1.6 N	0.2 SSE	0.1 SE	0.1 S	1.0 WSW	-	0.4 SW	-	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	8	11	11	7	7	6	14	13	13	10	13	-	8	8	9	10	18	12	-	13	-	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 E	-	-	-	0.6 N	0.4 NW	-	-	-	2.5 ENE	4.0 NE	1.0 N	-	4.0 W	0.6 W	0.7 SW	2.3 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	10	5	9	-	-	-	4	4	-	-	-	8	10	5	-	14	3	13	11

	Sun	Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wed

Best forecast wave conditions in South Island New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Beatons Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Dee Dees Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock Point Wairarapa	Haast Beach West Coast South Island
Rating	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 SW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 N
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	9
Energy(?)	1053	772	981	1067	1247	1299	1491	1514	1438	408	557	571	563	471	468	454	367	493
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	high
High Tide / height (m)						10:41AM 1.87					2:42AM 1.48					3:02PM 1.59		9:46PM 1.92
Low Tide / height (m)				4:24AM 0.59				4:49PM 0.65					8:43AM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	10	11	11	12	11	11	10	11	9	9	10	10	11	12	9	10	10
Chill °C (?)	8	10	11	11	11	10	9	8	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	7	8	8
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	8:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 SW	1.5 WSW	1.7 SW	1.8 SW	1.9 SW	2.0 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	2.1 SW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.8 N
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 ENE	0.1 SE	0.3 ENE	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.5 SSE	0.5 E	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.3 SE	0.2 SSE	0.1 E	0.2 ENE	0.4 WSW
Period (s)	9	8	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	7	10	7	7	7	6	16	16	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.9 ESE	0.6 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.8 E	0.8 E	0.9 E	1.2 E	-
Period (s)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	10	4	10	5	9	9	9	9	-

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